Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beechley Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechley Drive (CF5 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechley Drive (CF5 3SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lavender Grove. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 33 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elderberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firtree Close 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 2026Drugs Yewtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove
Apr 2026Other theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Ty Bronna
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Yewtree Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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