Total Crime Rate

255.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 255.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.3 10/10
  • Drugs 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Llanrumney , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Church Lane (CF3 5UP) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 136.9% higher than the Llanrumney average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (CF3 5UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coates Place, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cath Cob Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Canopus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Courtenay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canopus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarwick Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coates Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ton Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coates Place Local resolution
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 2025Burglary Gould Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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