Total Crime Rate

166.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fairfield Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Close (CF5 1AD) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% higher than the Canton average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Close (CF5 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limeslade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Davies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sentinel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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