Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
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Crime overview

Bishops Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llandaff , and the 388th 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 Bishops Walk (CF5 2HD) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Llandaff average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Walk (CF5 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Ely Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waun-Gron Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waun-Gron Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sentinel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sentinel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waun-Gron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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