Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.9 8/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosedale Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Rosedale Close (CF5 3TT) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosedale Close (CF5 3TT), the main crime hotspot is near Honeysuckle Grove. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosedale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Clos Ty Bronna Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Willowdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Ty Bronna Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowdale Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monkton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest View Under investigation

Data Sources

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