Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 60.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Curlew Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Heath , and the 473rd 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 Curlew Close (CF14 1BL) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curlew Close (CF14 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitchurch, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foreland Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Curlew Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitchurch Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove
Apr 2026Other crime Curlew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitchurch Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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