Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaucer Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 374th 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 Chaucer Close (CF3 5PU) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Llanrumney average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Close (CF3 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Drawlings Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Okehampton Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Okehampton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruperra Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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