Total Crime Rate

116.5 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 116.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Viaduct Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pentyrch and St Fagans , and the 304th highest 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 Viaduct Road (CF15 9JN) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viaduct Road (CF15 9JN), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Hafn. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Viaduct Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Hafn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llys Hafn —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llys Hafn —
Sep 2025Public order Leon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Hafn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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