Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blagdon Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 395th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blagdon Close (CF3 4HF) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 533.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blagdon Close (CF3 4HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kewstoke Place, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunkery Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blagdon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kewstoke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunkery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blagdon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dunkery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braunton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taunton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worle Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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