Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 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 122.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 259th 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 Church Road (CF3 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CF3 6AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Crescent. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clos Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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