Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfield Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Avenue (CF5 1BS) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the Canton average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Avenue (CF5 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodri Morgan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencisely Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aubrey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodri Morgan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paper Mill Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol Parc Trelai Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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