Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 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 119.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.7 7/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newport Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 269th 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 Newport Road (CF3 5UG) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% higher than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF3 5UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eider Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heritage Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heritage Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heritage Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cormorant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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