Total Crime Rate

66.2 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 66.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitchurch Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 505th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3NE) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Gabalfa average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3NE), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Bryn Place. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mark'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banastre Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Y Porth Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Y Porth Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Y Porth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Banastre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Academic Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curll Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Angela Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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