Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 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 124.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Boyce Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 255th 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 Boyce Way (CF3 6AB) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyce Way (CF3 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Booths, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boyce Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayford Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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