Crime Rates at Drawlings Close, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5RB

Drawlings Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 185th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drawlings Close (CF3 5RB) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Llanrumney average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drawlings Close (CF3 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coates Place, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbirds Way (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.