Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Main Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pentyrch and St Fagans , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (CF15 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 211.6% higher than the Pentyrch and St Fagans average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (CF15 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gelynis Terrace North, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brynhyfryd —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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