Total Crime Rate

190.2 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 190.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Purcell Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Purcell Road (CF3 5RZ) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Llanrumney average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purcell Road (CF3 5RZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Purcell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Coates Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coates Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coates Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coates Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canopus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Canopus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porlock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Porlock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Minehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Courtenay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackmoor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackmoor Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackmoor Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Countisbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ton Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coates Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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