Total Crime Rate

154.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blethin Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llandaff , and the 190th 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 Blethin Close (CF5 2RR) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 256.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blethin Close (CF5 2RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rachel Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blethin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rachel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rachel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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