Total Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abergele Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abergele Road (CF3 1RR) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abergele Road (CF3 1RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abergele Road, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glan-Y-Mor Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abergele Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolgoch Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caernarvon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caernarvon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glandovey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdaron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dolgoch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caernarvon Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolgoch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolgoch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Borth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Borth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dovey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caernarvon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caernarvon Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aberdaron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glan-Y-Mor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abergele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morfa Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morfa Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenway Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abergele Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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