Total Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dombey Close 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 Dombey Close (CF14 9DB) 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 Dombey Close (CF14 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilwern Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cavendish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cavendish Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hunt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilwern Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cavendish Close | Under investigation |
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