Crime Rates at Beechley Drive, Cardiff, CF5 3SL

Beechley Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 374th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 3SL) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechley Drive (CF5 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Grove, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeysuckle Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.