Total Crime Rate

606.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.1 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 606.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 326.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.6 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Caerphilly Road area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 16th 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 Caerphilly Road (CF14 5ES) in the last 12 months was 606.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1566.4% higher than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caerphilly Road (CF14 5ES), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caerphilly Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Mograig
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Iscoed Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watkins Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasker Drive
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glas Efail Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glas Efail Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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