Total Crime Rate

241.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 241.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Burnham Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 90th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Burnham Avenue (CF3 5NN) in the last 12 months was 241.3 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnham Avenue (CF3 5NN), 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 Burnham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Williton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petherton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parracombe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parracombe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Burnham Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashburton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerset Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macaulay Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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