Total Crime Rate

232.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 232.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Caewal Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llandaff , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caewal Road (CF5 2BS) in the last 12 months was 232.8 per 1,000 residents and was 359.0% higher than the Llandaff average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caewal Road (CF5 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thistle Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caewal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thistle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hendre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deans Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencisely Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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