Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amethyst Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 400th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amethyst Road (CF5 3NW) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Fairwater average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amethyst Road (CF5 3NW), the main crime hotspot is near Kerrigan Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amethyst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cosheston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cosheston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kerrigan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kerrigan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frewer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Frewer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frewer Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amethyst Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cosheston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cosheston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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