Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kerrigan Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 302nd 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 Kerrigan Close (CF5 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kerrigan Close (CF5 3LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerrigan Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosheston Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kerrigan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kerrigan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plas-Mawr Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cosheston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerrigan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitland Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kerrigan Close | — |
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