Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ruskin Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 375th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Close (CF3 5LA) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Llanrumney average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Close (CF3 5LA), 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 Ruskin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macaulay Avenue —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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