Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 22.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Laureate Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Laureate Close (CF3 5DG) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Llanrumney average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laureate Close (CF3 5DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaw Close, where police recorded 21 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 Laureate Close area

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

Data Sources

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