Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Mill area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Mill (CF14 1LS) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Mill (CF14 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Boncath Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Mill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boncath Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maes Glas Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maes Glas Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maes Glas Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maes Glas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boncath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwinstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynant Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tynant Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornelly Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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