Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Newport Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 174th 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 Newport Road (CF3 4LL) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF3 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kewstoke Place, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manorbier Crescent (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kewstoke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhossilly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manorbier Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llangwm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ty-Fry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taunton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fremington Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kewstoke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Llangwm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fremington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhos Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holmsview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary South View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llangwm Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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