Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 78.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Plasmawr Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 437th 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 Plasmawr Road (CF5 3JN) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Fairwater average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plasmawr Road (CF5 3JN), 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 Plasmawr Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kerrigan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrigan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrigan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plas-Mawr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Dennant —
Apr 2026Other crime Wellright Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dennant Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerrigan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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