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

Waungron Road 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 Waungron Road (CF5 3BB) 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 Waungron Road (CF5 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limeslade Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waungron Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sentinel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limeslade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Davies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairwater Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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