Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 98.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maple Road 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 Maple Road (CF5 3TY) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Maple Road (CF5 3TY), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Grove. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Grove β€”
Sep 2025Public order Maple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Grove β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Elderberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elderberry Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treetops Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treetops Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Cornwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cedar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowdale Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Willowdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Hannon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentrebane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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