Crime Rate in Caerau, ward

Caerau has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 719th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Caerau in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher than the Cardiff district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Caerau’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 605 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 44.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -31.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 827 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Caerau ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.