Total Crime Rate

229.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 229.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Michaels Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llandaff , and the 107th 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 St Michaels Road (CF5 2AN) in the last 12 months was 229.0 per 1,000 residents and was 428.3% higher than the Llandaff average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (CF5 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Thistle Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Insole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Insole Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Insole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Insole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B4488 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Thistle Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Thistle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thistle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendre Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendre Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendre Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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