Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aberdaron Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 190th 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 Aberdaron Road (CF3 1SF) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 152.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdaron Road (CF3 1SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abergele Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trebanog Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aberdaron Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abergele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abergele Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abergele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glan-Y-Mor Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Borth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glan-Y-Mor Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolgoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abergele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abergele Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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