Total Crime Rate

189.9 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 189.9 9/10
  • Other theft 43.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wentloog Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Rumney , and the 148th 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 Wentloog Road (CF3 3EP) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 137.6% higher than the Rumney average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentloog Road (CF3 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heron Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wentloog Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harlech Road —
Sep 2025Public order Greenway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wentloog Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4239 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B4239 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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