Total Crime Rate
174.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Caer Castell Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 166th 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 Caer Castell Place (CF3 3PY) in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 122.1% higher than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caer Castell Place (CF3 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Caer Castell Place. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pontprennau and Old St Mellons| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilfracombe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Letterston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenway Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenway Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenway Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caer Castell Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caer Castell Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greenway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Letterston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caernarvon Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harris Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caernarvon Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caernarvon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llandudno Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llandudno Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Llandudno Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caernarvon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caernarvon Way | Under investigation |
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