Total Crime Rate

370.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 370.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.1 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gabalfa Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gabalfa Avenue (CF14 2PA) in the last 12 months was 370.4 per 1,000 residents and was 281.5% higher than the Llandaff North average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gabalfa Avenue (CF14 2PA), the main crime hotspot is near Lydstep Crescent. Police recorded 38 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 Gabalfa Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Pencarreg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydstep Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Amlwch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gabalfa Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gabalfa Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanidloes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanidloes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanidloes Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Lydstep Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydstep Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Aberporth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdulais Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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