Total Crime Rate

308.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 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 308.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 163.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Robbery 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 63rd 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 The Drive (CF5 3DY) in the last 12 months was 308.2 per 1,000 residents and was 230.6% higher than the Fairwater average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (CF5 3DY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llandetty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llangynidr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plas-Mawr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dennant Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wellright Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Dennant —
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Data Sources

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