Total Crime Rate

681.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

384.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 681.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 384.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.8 10/10
  • Public order 104.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.1 10/10
  • Other theft 63.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 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

Allensbank Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Heath , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Allensbank Road (CF14 3RB) in the last 12 months was 681.5 per 1,000 residents and was 907.1% higher than the Heath average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 384.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allensbank Road (CF14 3RB), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Mead. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Allensbank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King George V Drive East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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