Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Birchgrove Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Heath , and the 489th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchgrove Road (CF14 1RR) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Heath average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchgrove Road (CF14 1RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tair Erw Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchgrove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tair Erw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon-Y-Groes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nant Y Fedw Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coronation Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llwynfedw Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tair Erw Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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