Crimes Committed Near Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE in December 2025
Summary
Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE is within the Penylan policing neighbourhood, under the South Wales Police force area.
There were 93 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 187 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Medium
Bicycle theft: Low
Burglary: Medium
Criminal damage and arson: Medium
Drugs: Very Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: None
Public order: Medium
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Medium
Theft from the person: Very Low
Vehicle crime: Medium
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
These are the 6 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Beresford Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Cwrt Coles |
| December 2025 | On or near Deri Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Salmon Close |
| December 2025 | On or near Southminster Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket |
Bicycle theft
This is the 1 Bicycle theft crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near De Bawdip Road | Under investigation |
Burglary
These are the 3 Burglary crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Cwrt Coles | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Pengam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 10 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Grenville Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Harlequin Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Harlequin Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Pengam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Spring Gardens Place | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Watford Road | Under investigation |
Drugs
This is the 1 Drugs crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Beresford Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
Other theft
These are the 5 Other theft crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near De Bawdip Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Harlequin Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Pengam Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Rhymney River Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Southcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Public order
These are the 12 Public order crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Attfield Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Beresford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Beresford Road Lane | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Colchester Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Cwrt Coles | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near De Bawdip Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near De Bawdip Road | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Hampton Court Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Rhymney River Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Southminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Southminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Woosnam Close | Under investigation |
Robbery
These are the 2 Robbery crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Rhymney River Bridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Watford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Shoplifting
These are the 27 Shoplifting crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Colchester Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Norwich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Norwich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Rhymney River Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sharpe Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Spring Gardens Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
Vehicle crime
These are the 10 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Church Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Colchester Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Colchester Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Grenville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Pengam Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Southminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sturminster Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Trafalgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Trafalgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 15 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Cwrt Coles | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near De Bawdip Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Doe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Ffordd Nowell | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Graham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Hampton Court Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Harlequin Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Mathias Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Mathias Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Rhymney River Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Waterloo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Other crime
This is the 1 Other crime crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 9XE. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Norwich Road | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.