Gabalfa vs Uplands

Gabalfa has a safety score of 17/100 (High Crime) and recorded 850 crimes in the last 12 months. Uplands has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,064 crimes. Gabalfa scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gabalfa shows a year-on-year crime trend of +10.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Uplands shows +2.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gabalfa, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (208 incidents). In Uplands, it is Violent Crime (352 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gabalfa recorded 47 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Uplands recorded 109. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gabalfa totalled 173 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 352 in Uplands. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gabalfa recorded 772 crimes (now 850, a change of +10.1%). Uplands recorded 1,040 crimes previously (now 1,064, +2.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Gabalfa has a resolution rate of 42.9% and Uplands has 31.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gabalfa falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Uplands is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Gabalfa and Uplands. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.