Total Crime Rate
44.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swift Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swift Close (CF3 5NL) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swift Close (CF3 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Llanrumney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parracombe Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braunton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnstaple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheridan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parracombe Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Braunton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Browning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fielding Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ball Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ball Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Macaulay Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ruskin Close | Under investigation |
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