Total Crime Rate

153.5 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 153.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Sandpiper Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Rumney , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Sandpiper Close (CF3 0DL) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% higher than the Rumney average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Close (CF3 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 105 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 Sandpiper Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llandogo Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llandogo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs Melrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llandogo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheerwater Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broadlands Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadlands Court —
Sep 2025Public order Osprey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Arvans Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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