Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.2 3/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Heol Williams area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Williams (CF3 6AQ) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower 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 Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Williams (CF3 6AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Crescent. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Williams area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mortimer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Thomas
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 Clos Thomas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Crabtree Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Crabtree Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Heol Booths Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clos Thomas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mortimer Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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