Total Crime Rate
215.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clos Y Berllan area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 113th 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 Clos Y Berllan (CF3 0JT) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 244.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clos Y Berllan (CF3 0JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadwell Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos-Yr-Onnen (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clos Y Gornant | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drybrook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bassaleg Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kember Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Y Gornant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clos Y Gornant | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos-Yr-Onnen | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Machen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salvia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwmcarn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cwmcarn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cwmcarn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Close | Under investigation |
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