Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Amethyst Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 417th 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 Amethyst Road (CF5 3NS) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amethyst Road (CF5 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerrigan Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amethyst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kerrigan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerrigan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cosheston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrigan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrigan Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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