Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashburton 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 Ashburton Avenue (CF3 5PS) 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 Ashburton Avenue (CF3 5PS), 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 Ashburton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashburton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Somerset Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Withycombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withycombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Withycombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Williton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnham Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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