Total Crime Rate

289.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 289.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
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

Hendre Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 70th 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 Hendre Road (CF3 1QX) in the last 12 months was 289.3 per 1,000 residents and was 268.6% 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 Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hendre Road (CF3 1QX), the main crime hotspot is near Abergele Road. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hendre Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Borth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abergele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Glan-Y-Mor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uskley Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Uskley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwbert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwbert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trowbridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trowbridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trowbridge Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trebanog Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morfa Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trebanog Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trebanog Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trebanog Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cemaes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemaes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Trebanog Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Trebanog Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pen Lasgan
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morfa Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gwbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abergele Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aberdaron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glandovey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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