Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Beechley Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 348th 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 Beechley Drive (CF5 3SG) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechley Drive (CF5 3SG), 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 Beechley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerwood Close —
Apr 2026Public order Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elderberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Summerwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Summerwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetops Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetops Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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