Total Crime Rate
454.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mynachdy Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mynachdy Road (CF14 3DY) in the last 12 months was 454.8 per 1,000 residents and was 421.0% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mynachdy Road (CF14 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Batchelor Road, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ventnor Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gabalfa| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llantarnam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Batchelor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Batchelor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Batchelor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Batchelor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Batchelor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Batchelor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appledore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Batchelor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Llys Pum Cyfair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ventnor Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyfan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyfan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ventnor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ventnor Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Batchelor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Menter | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Margam Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radyr Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Llys Pum Cyfair | Under investigation |
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