Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Bishops Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 307th 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 Bishops Close (CF14 1PF) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Close (CF14 1PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clyro Place, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caldy Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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