Total Crime Rate

145.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 145.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Poppyfield Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 215th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Poppyfield Close (CF3 0BD) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -49.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppyfield Close (CF3 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Mallard Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poppyfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trowbridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trowbridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppyfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Uskley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uskley Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowlark Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadlands Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Broadlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarwick Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Broadlands Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trowbridge Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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