Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Other crime 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heol Hir area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 211th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Hir (CF14 5AA) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 297.0% higher than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 362.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Hir (CF14 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Hir area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trecastle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ty-Glas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ty-Glas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ty-Glas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilwern Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trecastle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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