Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Dros Y Morfa area has the 13th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 256th 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 Dros Y Morfa (CF3 3BL) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher than the Llanrumney average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dros Y Morfa (CF3 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laugharne Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dros Y Morfa area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harlech Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4239 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B4239 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dros-Y-Morfa Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pwll Mawr Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Greenway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wentloog Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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