Crime Rate in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais, ward

Whitchurch and Tongwynlais has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 3461st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Cardiff district average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitchurch and Tongwynlais’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 302 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -22.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 430 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitchurch and Tongwynlais ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.