Total Crime Rate

354.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 354.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.4 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ferntree Drive area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 49th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferntree Drive (CF3 0AA) in the last 12 months was 354.8 per 1,000 residents and was 466.9% higher than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 198.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferntree Drive (CF3 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Ferntree Drive. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferntree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Ton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elmfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppyfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppyfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppyfield Close —
Apr 2026Public order Broadlands Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntree Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadlands Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Millfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Uskley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Uskley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Row Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bethania Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uskley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cath Cob Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orchard Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowlark Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llanewrwg Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarwick Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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