Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 151.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairwater Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairwater Road (CF5 3JR) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairwater Road (CF5 3JR), 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 Fairwater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Dennant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dennant Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Llangatto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llangatto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llangynidr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llandetty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llangatto Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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