Total Crime Rate

352.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.4 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 352.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 176.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Earlswood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 50th 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 Earlswood Road (CF14 5GH) in the last 12 months was 352.9 per 1,000 residents and was 870.1% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlswood Road (CF14 5GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ty-Glas Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earlswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ty-Glas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ty-Glas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ty-Glas Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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