Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitchurch Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 248th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3NA) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3NA), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Road. Police recorded 62 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 Whitchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banastre Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Summerfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Y Porth Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Y Porth Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Banastre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Y Porth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curll Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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