Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 111.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 55.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heol Llanishen Fach area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Rhiwbina , and the 296th 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 Heol Llanishen Fach (CF14 6RF) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 282.2% higher than the Rhiwbina average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Llanishen Fach (CF14 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Fach. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Llanishen Fach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitesands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Erwin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Yr Aer Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cornfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Iscoed Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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