Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Uplands Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Caerau , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

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 Uplands Drive (CF34 0BH) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Caerau average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Uplands Drive (CF34 0BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bangor Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Uplands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nantyffyllon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Garnwen Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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