Total Crime Rate

454.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 454.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 158.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.7 10/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

Ventnor Place 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 Ventnor Place (CF14 3HH) 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 Ventnor Place (CF14 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near Ventnor Place. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ventnor Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyfan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantarnam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mark'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ventnor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Margam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyfan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemount Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castlefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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