Crime Rates at Waterston Road, Cardiff, CF14 2SS

Waterston 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 Waterston Road (CF14 2SS) 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 Waterston Road (CF14 2SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lydstep Crescent, where police recorded 38 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.