Total Crime Rate

206.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 206.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 71.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Philip Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Heath , and the 124th 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 Philip Close (CF14 4SD) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 205.7% higher than the Heath average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philip Close (CF14 4SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waun Ddyfal (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Philip Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toftingall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dryburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waun Ddyfal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waun Ddyfal Under investigation
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Data Sources

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