Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 144.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 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

Herbert Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 209th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Herbert Street (CF14 3AP) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher than the Gabalfa average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Street (CF14 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkfield Place, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlborough Terrace (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Flint Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Africa Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llys Tal-Y-Bont Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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