Total Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 224.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oldhill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Oldhill (CF3 5SU) in the last 12 months was 224.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.3% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldhill (CF3 5SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mallard Close, where police recorded 28 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 Oldhill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tarwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Ton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Row Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sullivan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canopus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orchard Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Greenock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bethania Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cath Cob Close —
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Data Sources

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