Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gabalfa Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gabalfa Avenue (CF14 2SJ), 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 Aberdore Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gabalfa Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanidloes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberteifi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aberdore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberbran Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanidloes Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanidloes Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Lydstep Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberbran Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberbran Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydstep Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydstep Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanmorlais Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanmorlais Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Aberporth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanmorlais Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthewson Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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