Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Doyle Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 447th highest 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 Doyle Avenue (CF5 3HS) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doyle Avenue (CF5 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marionville Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Doyle Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llandetty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dennant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Dennant
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llangynidr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llangatto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llangatto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Llangatto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lougher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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