Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boyce Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 192nd 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 Boyce Way (CF3 6AB) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% higher than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyce Way (CF3 6AB), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Booths. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boyce Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Heol Booths Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mortimer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mortimer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Williamson Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ffordd Williamson Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ffordd Williamson Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Crabtree Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Crabtree Under investigation
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Data Sources

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