Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Richard Lewis Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llandaff , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Lewis Close (CF5 2TB) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Llandaff average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Lewis Close (CF5 2TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radyr Court Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richard Lewis Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossetti Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hughs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radyr Court Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radyr Court Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radyr Court Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kenley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerddi Taf Under investigation

Data Sources

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