Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashgrove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Heath , and the 477th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashgrove (CF14 1BE) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Heath average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashgrove (CF14 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashgrove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Curlew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Treoda —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Dre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Y-Dre —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rialto Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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