Total Crime Rate

237.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.2 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 237.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Laburnum Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 95th 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 Laburnum Place (CF5 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 237.1 per 1,000 residents and was 154.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Place (CF5 3PJ), 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 Laburnum Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plas-Mawr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrigan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrigan Close —
Apr 2026Public order Kerrigan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerrigan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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