Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Oakridge area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 333rd lowest 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 Oakridge (CF14 9BT) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakridge (CF14 9BT), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinecrest Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astoria Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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