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

Castlefield Place 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 Castlefield Place (CF14 3DU) 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 Castlefield Place (CF14 3DU), 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 Castlefield Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Flint Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyfan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castlefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mark'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Margam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyfan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llys Tal-Y-Bont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantarnam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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