Total Crime Rate

402.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 402.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 243.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merthyr Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merthyr Road (CF14 1DG) in the last 12 months was 402.8 per 1,000 residents and was 570.2% higher than the Whitchurch and Tongwynlais average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merthyr Road (CF14 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merthyr Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Treoda Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penlline Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashchurch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glan-Y-Nant Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penlline Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glandwr Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rialto Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penlline Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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