Total Crime Rate

28.9 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 28.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Thackeray Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 251st 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 Thackeray Crescent (CF3 5JW) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thackeray Crescent (CF3 5JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaw Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thackeray Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Close
Sep 2025Burglary Shaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Somerset Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Somerset Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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