Total Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Apollo Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lisvane and Thornhill , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Apollo Close (CF14 9DP) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Apollo Close (CF14 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llanon Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lisvane and Thornhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Apollo Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windmill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilwern Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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