Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gabalfa Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 409th 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 Gabalfa Avenue (CF14 2SG) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gabalfa Avenue (CF14 2SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Avenue North, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydstep Crescent (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gabalfa Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterston Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North —
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydstep Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanmorlais Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthewson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aberteifi Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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