Total Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgar Crescent area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 428th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Llanrumney average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgar Crescent (CF3 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coates Place, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Axbridge Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Llanrumney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coates Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Coates Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coates Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgwater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Porlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minehead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Minehead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coates Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coates Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Blackmoor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coates Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackmoor Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackmoor Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Okehampton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Okehampton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Courtenay Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Countisbury Avenue | Under investigation |
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