Crime Rates at Abergele Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 1AB

Abergele Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 62nd 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 Abergele Road (CF3 1AB) in the last 12 months was 309.6 per 1,000 residents and was 394.7% 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 Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 52.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abergele Road (CF3 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abergele Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tresigin Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.