Total Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highfields area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llandaff , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Highfields (CF5 2QB) in the last 12 months was 16.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower than the Llandaff average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Highfields (CF5 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radyr Court Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radyr Court Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Lewis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radyr Court Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radyr Court Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andrew'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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