Total Crime Rate

165.3 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 165.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wharfedale Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pentwyn , and the 177th 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 Wharfedale Road (CF23 7HB) in the last 12 months was 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% higher than the Pentwyn average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfedale Road (CF23 7HB), the main crime hotspot is near Wyncliffe Gardens. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfedale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyncliffe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Croescadarn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croescadarn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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