Total Crime Rate
119.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gaerwen Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 268th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Gaerwen Close (CF14 5HD) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 227.7% higher than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gaerwen Close (CF14 5HD), 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.
View Crime In Llanishen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llangranog Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Place | Under investigation |
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