Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Francis Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 St Francis Road (CF14 1AW) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Whitchurch and Tongwynlais average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Francis Road (CF14 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glan-Y-Nant Terrace, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Francis Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penlline Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Treoda
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rialto Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Curlew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penlline Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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