Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merthyr Road (CF14 1DN) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 136.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merthyr Road (CF14 1DN), 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maes Glas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glandwr Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rialto Court —
Sep 2025Public order Tynant Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynant Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Celyn —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Celyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llancaiach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glan-Y-Nant Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maes Glas Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maes Glas Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maes Glas Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 24 of 24

Data Sources

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