Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 93.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cavendish Close area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lisvane and Thornhill , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Close (CF14 9HG) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 346.0% higher than the Lisvane and Thornhill average (28.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Close (CF14 9HG), 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 Cavendish Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Apollo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Close —
Sep 2025Public order Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dombey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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