Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Whitaker Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitaker Road (CF24 2RL) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Splott average (116.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitaker Road (CF24 2RL), the main crime hotspot is near Pengam Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Cardiff

Crime Over Time in Whitaker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawker Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glanmuir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitmuir Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonmuir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avonmuir Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gallamuir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallamuir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawker Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storrar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawker Close —
Apr 2026Public order Kenyon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawker Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑