Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 248th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (CF14 3AL) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% higher than the Gabalfa average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (CF14 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkfield Place, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Bryn Place (27 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Flint Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Llys Tal-Y-Bont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A470 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castlefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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