Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dolwen Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 309th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Dolwen Road (CF14 2QP) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Llandaff North average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolwen Road (CF14 2QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boncath Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Festiniog Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dolwen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gabalfa Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boncath Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boncath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manod Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Festiniog Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornelly Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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