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Safety index · Cardiff · data through August 2026

Is Lisvane and Thornhill safe?

Lisvane and Thornhill sits at the safer end of Cardiff by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 95 out of 100 — 37 points above the Cardiff median of 58, ranking 2nd of 28 Cardiff wards — based on 8 incidents reported to South Wales Police within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to August 2026.

95/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Lisvane and Thornhill — higher is safer. 2nd of 28 Cardiff wards.

DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 1 MONTH OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Cardiff — a typical Cardiff ward sits near 58. It ranks Lisvane and Thornhill against other wards here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is anti-social behaviour (38% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.

Where incidents cluster

Rudry RoadExcalibur Drive ward centre 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the ward centre8 incidents reported within 1 km of the Lisvane and Thornhill centre · South Wales Police data through August 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the ward centre is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Anti-social behaviour
3 · 38%
Violent crime
2 · 25%
Public order
2 · 25%
Other
1 · 13%

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Common questions

Is Lisvane and Thornhill safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 95/100). Reported crime is low for Cardiff, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Lisvane and Thornhill?

Anti-social behaviour — 3 of 8 incidents (38%) reported within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to August 2026.

How is the Lisvane and Thornhill safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last published month within 1 km of the ward centre, and normalises against Cardiff rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Cardiff, so scores compare wards to each other and cannot be read against another city's.