Total Crime Rate

217.7 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 217.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Fairleigh Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 121st highest crime rate of 1,028 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 9JT) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairleigh Road (CF11 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iestyn Street, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairleigh Court (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairleigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teilo Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Iestynian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bloom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beacon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gileston Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gileston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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