Crime Rates at Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2BN

Western Avenue 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 (CF5 2BN) 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 (CF5 2BN), 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.