Total Crime Rate

243.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 243.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fairleigh Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairleigh Road (CF11 9FR) in the last 12 months was 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairleigh Road (CF11 9FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iestyn Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairleigh Court (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gileston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bloom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Penhill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fields Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gileston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pontcanna Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pen-Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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