Crime Rates at Heol Layard, Cardiff, CF24 2SB

Heol Layard area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 85th 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 Heol Layard (CF24 2SB) in the last 12 months was 247.5 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Splott average (116.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 161.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% 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 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkwall Court (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.