Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 52.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King George V Drive West area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Heath , and the 446th lowest 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 King George V Drive West (CF14 4ED) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Heath average (68.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King George V Drive West (CF14 4ED), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King George V Drive West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Public order Y Porth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Angela Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Academic Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Y Porth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agatha Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Y Porth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Ambrose Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhydhelig Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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