Total Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakridge area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lisvane and Thornhill , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakridge (CF14 9BY) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% lower than the Lisvane and Thornhill average (28.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Oakridge (CF14 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copperfield Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakridge area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ochr Y Coed Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Apollo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dombey Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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