Total Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.0 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 114.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Dunster Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 284th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Dunster Road (CF3 5TP) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Road (CF3 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant Lane, where police recorded 93 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 Dunster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coates Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crediton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sullivan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coates Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coates Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackmoor Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minehead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ilchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ilchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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