Total Crime Rate
106.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queensberry 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 Queensberry Road (CF23 9JJ) 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 Queensberry Road (CF23 9JJ), 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.
View Crime In Penylan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenwood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lee Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Well Wood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Well Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Well Wood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Well Wood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Llwyn-Y-Grant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Llwyn-Y-Grant Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Llanedeyrn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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