Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 99.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 342nd 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 3ND) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Gabalfa average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 87 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 (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Y Porth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banastre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Banastre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banastre Avenue —
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 2026Vehicle crime Africa Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curll Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road —
Apr 2026Public order Quentin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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