Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Washford Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 451st 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 Washford Avenue (CF3 5QA) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Washford Avenue (CF3 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant Lane, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Court (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Llanrumney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackmoor Place | — |
| 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 | Williton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malmsmead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ilchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ilchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnstaple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petherton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Burnham Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minehead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Minehead Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashburton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malmsmead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croyde Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honiton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Somerset Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parracombe Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parracombe Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crediton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Washford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Withycombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Withycombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Withycombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milverton 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 | Public order | Somerset Court | Under investigation |
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