Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Lisvane and Thornhill , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Close (CF14 0SL) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Lisvane and Thornhill average (26.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Close (CF14 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dderwen Deg, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maerdy Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cefn Mably Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maerdy Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tyn Y Berllan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dderwen Deg | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cefn Mably Road | Under investigation |
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