Total Crime Rate

316.8 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 316.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.4 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Drugs 26.7 10/10
  • Robbery 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitchurch Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 60th 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 Whitchurch Road (CF14 3JL) in the last 12 months was 316.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhigos Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pentyrch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merthyr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathays Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gelligaer Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gelligaer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gelligaer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gelligaer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gelligaer Lane —
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Data Sources

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