Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Llanishen Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 497th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Llanishen Street (CF14 3QD) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Gabalfa average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llanishen Street (CF14 3QD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Llanishen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allensbank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talygarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allensbank Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Allensbank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Joseph'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Joseph'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Africa Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llanishen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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