Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bluebell Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bluebell Drive (CF3 5RA) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluebell Drive (CF3 5RA), 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 Bluebell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Withycombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Okehampton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coates Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawlings Close —
Apr 2026Public order Coates Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drawlings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drawlings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coates Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Withycombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withycombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eastern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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