Total Crime Rate

136.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 21.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 226th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Avenue (CF23 9FG) in the last 12 months was 136.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% higher than the Penylan average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (CF23 9FG), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Court. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sharpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stallcourt Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Doe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woosnam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woosnam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deri Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baron'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baron'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colchester Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colchester Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scholars Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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