Crime Rates at Church Road, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 6YA

Church Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 493rd highest 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 Church Road (CF3 6YA) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CF3 6YA), 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.