Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 125.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 27.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckley Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llandaff , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Buckley Close (CF5 2DG) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 147.3% higher than the Llandaff average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckley Close (CF5 2DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckley Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allan Durst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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