Crime Rates at Porthkerry Place, Cardiff, CF14 3EE

Porthkerry Place area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Porthkerry Place (CF14 3EE) in the last 12 months was 440.1 per 1,000 residents and was 360.6% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porthkerry Place (CF14 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Batchelor Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.