Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lonsdale Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lonsdale Road (CF23 9JF) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Penylan average (93.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Road (CF23 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Queenwood. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lonsdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Llanedeyrn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llanedeyrn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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