Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Birkdale Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Rumney , and the 485th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkdale Close (CF3 0LF) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Close (CF3 0LF), the main crime hotspot is near Lytham Grove. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heritage Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynmawr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Raglan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynmawr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lytham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lytham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Machen Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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