Total Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 179.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 158th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 132.5% higher than the Rumney average (77.3 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% 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 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laugharne Avenue (9 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4239 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4239 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanstephan Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Llanstephan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fontigary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laugharne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laugharne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4239 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Rhymni Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glyn Rhymni —
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Data Sources

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