Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 412th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 3BL) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Gabalfa average (87.3 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (CF14 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Bryn Place. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curll Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Castlefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Margam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantarnam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mark'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemount Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyfan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyfan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ventnor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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