Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elderberry Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elderberry Road (CF5 3RH) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elderberry Road (CF5 3RH), the main crime hotspot is near Honeysuckle Grove. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elderberry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elderberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lilac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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