Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 57.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 454th 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 North Road (CF14 3AF) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Gabalfa average (95.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (CF14 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkfield Place, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Bryn Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llys Tal-Y-Bont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Flint Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Africa Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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