Total Crime Rate

229.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Trowbridge Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 99th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Trowbridge Road (CF3 1QL) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 266.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trowbridge Road (CF3 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dolgoch Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrexham Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Trowbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrexham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Borth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wrexham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdaron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenway Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolgoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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