Total Crime Rate
57.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnham Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 458th lowest 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 Burnham Avenue (CF3 5PE) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnham Avenue (CF3 5PE), 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.
View Crime In Llanrumney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Burnham Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Withycombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Somerset Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Somerset Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bronte Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashburton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malmsmead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malmsmead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hazlitt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Withycombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Williton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honiton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brayford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brayford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honiton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Withycombe Road | Under investigation |
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