Total Crime Rate

350.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 350.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 237.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Worle Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worle Avenue (CF3 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 350.5 per 1,000 residents and was 219.0% higher than the Llanrumney average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worle Avenue (CF3 4BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kewstoke Place, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Worle Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Worle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cannington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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