Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 40.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Dell area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 349th 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 The Dell (CF3 5DL) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Dell (CF3 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Blackbirds Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Pontprennau and Old St Mellons

Crime Over Time in The Dell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackbirds Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Okehampton Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Okehampton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackbirds Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruperra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drawlings Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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