Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Shamrock Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shamrock Road (CF5 3TW) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shamrock Road (CF5 3TW), 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 Shamrock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Yewtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Yewtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Ty Bronna —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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