Total Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 158.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Eastern 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 Eastern Close (CF3 5RD) 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 Eastern Close (CF3 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Blackbirds Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastern Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Okehampton Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Okehampton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackbirds Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackbirds Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruperra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drawlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drawlings Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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