Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Greenway Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 179th 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 Greenway Road (CF3 1UL) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenway Road (CF3 1UL), 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 Greenway Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glandovey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarwick Drive
Sep 2025Public order Dovey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Borth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Borth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canopus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abergele Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abergele Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canopus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadvale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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