Crime Rate in Gabalfa, ward

Gabalfa has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 2324th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gabalfa in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Cardiff district average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gabalfa’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 250 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gabalfa ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Batchelor Road, with 81 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pen-Y-Bryn Place (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.