Total Crime Rate
88.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burnham Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 407th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnham Avenue (CF3 5PE), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Somerset Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malmsmead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Somerset Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazlitt Close | Under investigation |
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