Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 Davids Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 267th 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 St Davids Road (CF14 1DS) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.2% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Davids Road (CF14 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Davids Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rialto Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynewydd —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St David'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tynant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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