Total Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 14.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Margarets Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Road (CF14 7AA) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Whitchurch and Tongwynlais average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (CF14 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park View Court, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View Court —
Apr 2026Public order Regent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Velindre Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penlline Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penlline Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitchurch Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitchurch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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