Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.5 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 142.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Finchley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 214th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (CF5 3AX) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher than the Fairwater average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (CF5 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollycroft Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llangynidr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lougher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherrydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baylis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Llangatto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llangatto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llangatto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollycroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrydale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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