Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Elgar Crescent area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 379th 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 Elgar Crescent (CF3 5RT) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Crescent (CF3 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minehead Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Axbridge Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elgar Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Okehampton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minehead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coates Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackmoor Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coates Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sullivan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coates Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Withycombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withycombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Withycombe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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