Total Crime Rate

165.5 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 165.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kember Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Kember Close (CF3 0NW) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 110.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kember Close (CF3 0NW), the main crime hotspot is near Harrison Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kember Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos-Yr-Onnen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kember Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clos Glanaber Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Cas-Bach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clos Y Berllan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kember Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clos-Yr-Onnen Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Maes Eirwg Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Gwlad-Yr-Haf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kember Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Thrush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Maes-Y-Mor —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadwell Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Lodwick Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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