Total Crime Rate
194.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heol Layard area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 137th 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 Heol Layard (CF24 2SB) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher than the Splott average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Layard (CF24 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkwall Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Splott| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirkwall Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Layard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsmuir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dunsmuir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craigmuir Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Skaithmuir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunsmuir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stenhousemuir Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsmuir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirkwall Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dessmuir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dessmuir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenmuir Road | Under investigation |
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