Total Crime Rate

225.4 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 225.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morfa Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Morfa Crescent (CF3 1TB) in the last 12 months was 225.4 per 1,000 residents and was 187.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morfa Crescent (CF3 1TB), 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 Morfa Crescent area

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

Data Sources

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