Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 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 74.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 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
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

Chesterton Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 458th highest 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 Chesterton Road (CF3 5NF) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Llanrumney average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (CF3 5NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Court, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazlitt Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macaulay Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braunton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Braunton Crescent Under investigation
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 Boswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerset Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnham Avenue Local resolution

Data Sources

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