Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Appledore Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 474th highest 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 Appledore Road (CF14 3HW) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Llandaff North average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appledore Road (CF14 3HW), the main crime hotspot is near Batchelor Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appledore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cefn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Batchelor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batchelor Road
Sep 2025Public order Llys Pum Cyfair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cefn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Batchelor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Batchelor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Batchelor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Batchelor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radyr Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Batchelor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appledore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Menter Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthewson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Pum Cyfair Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Batchelor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cefn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aberteifi Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kemys Place

Data Sources

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