Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ffordd Nowell area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ffordd Nowell (CF23 9FA) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Nowell (CF23 9FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harlequin Court (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ffordd Nowell area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Salmon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graham Close
Sep 2025Public order Watford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Watford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watford Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firstbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hammond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harlequin Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Avenue

Data Sources

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