Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Clarendon Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Clarendon Road (CF23 9JE) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Road (CF23 9JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queenwood, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llanedeyrn Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queenwood —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llanedeyrn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Well Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Well Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Well Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Well Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llwyn-Y-Grant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llwyn-Y-Grant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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