Crime Rates at Beechley Drive, Cardiff, CF5 3SF

Beechley Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 511th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechley Drive (CF5 3SF) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Fairwater average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechley Drive (CF5 3SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elderberry Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summerwood Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.