Total Crime Rate

991.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 991.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 482.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.2 10/10
  • Other theft 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Public order 45.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
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

The Hayes area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Hayes (CF10 1BN) in the last 12 months was 991.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.6% higher than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 229.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hayes (CF10 1BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 837 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Eglwys Fair (310 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Hayes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hayes
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heol Y Tollty Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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