Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bacton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bacton Road (CF14 2PN) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Llandaff North average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bacton Road (CF14 2PN), 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 Bacton Road area

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

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