Total Crime Rate

440.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 156.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 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 Ventnor Place (CF14 3HH) 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 Ventnor Place (CF14 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near Ventnor Place. Police recorded 23 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laytonia Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Laytonia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longspears Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laytonia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlefield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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