Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 204.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 119.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitchurch Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 128th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 3NB) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitchurch Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Bryn Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curll Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Africa Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quentin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banastre Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Banastre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Y Porth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banastre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Joseph'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Joseph'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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