Total Crime Rate
118.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Close (CF3 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Close (CF3 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaw Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazlitt Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Llanrumney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazlitt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Close | Under investigation |
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