Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 408th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3NH) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Road (CF14 3NH), 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 Wyfan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyfan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantarnam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Angela Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ventnor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemount Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mark'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Margam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Castlefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curll Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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