Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heol Gwilym area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 484th 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 Heol Gwilym (CF5 3LF) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Gwilym (CF5 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Kerrigan Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Gwilym area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keyston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitland Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plas-Mawr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerrigan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kerrigan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrigan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrigan Close —
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Data Sources

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