Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lyncroft Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 408th highest 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 Lyncroft Close (CF3 5PX) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyncroft Close (CF3 5PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coates Place, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drawlings Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyncroft Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drawlings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Okehampton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drawlings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawlings Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coates Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coates Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coates Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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