Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Colwyn Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 498th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colwyn Road (CF3 3JS) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwyn Road (CF3 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Manorbier Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colwyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farmleigh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holmsview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llangwm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Llangwm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pwll Mawr Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manorbier Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ty-Fry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Llangwm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caeglas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caeglas Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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