Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mccale Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 440th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mccale Avenue (CF5 3HY) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mccale Avenue (CF5 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mccale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reardon Smith Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadwgan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doyle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llanbedr Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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