Total Crime Rate

208.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 208.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

New Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 New Road (CF3 3AD) in the last 12 months was 208.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% higher than the Llanrumney average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (CF3 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brachdy Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Primrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tymawr Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brachdy Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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