Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodville Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Woodville Road (CF24 4DX) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Road (CF24 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daniel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crwys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathays Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhymney Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rhymney Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maindy Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitchurch Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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