Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.7 3/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

William Nicholls Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Nicholls Drive (CF3 5DE) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Llanrumney average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around William Nicholls Drive (CF3 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Ferntree Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Nicholls Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowlark Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gould Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broadlands Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadlands Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ty-To-Maen Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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