Crime Rates at Beechley Drive, Cardiff, CF5 3SQ

Beechley Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechley Drive (CF5 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 296.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechley Drive (CF5 3SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavender Grove, where police recorded 42 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.