Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairoak Mews area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairoak Mews (CF24 4PL) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairoak Mews (CF24 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambleside Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairoak Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairoak Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairoak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Morlais Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Wain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Wain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairoak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monthermer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tewkesbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clun Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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