Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 23.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Smith Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smith Road (CF14 5EU) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Road (CF14 5EU), 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 Smith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glas Efail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glas Efail Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Mograig —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasker Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Malvern Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Watkins Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Close —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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