Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ball Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ball Road (CF3 4JF) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Llanrumney average (109.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ball Road (CF3 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ball Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ball Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheridan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macaulay Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ball Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ball Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ball Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ball Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruskin Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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