Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Western Avenue Court area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 503rd 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 Western Avenue Court (CF5 2BE) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Fairwater average (96.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue Court (CF5 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Terrace, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sentinel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limeslade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close
Sep 2025Burglary Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Davies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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