Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Longspears Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 407th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Longspears Avenue (CF14 3NU) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longspears Avenue (CF14 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Bryn Place. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longspears Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curll Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Angela Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quentin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longspears Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laytonia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laytonia Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Laytonia Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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