Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mill Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 429th 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 Mill Road (CF5 4AD) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Caerau average (151.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (CF5 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside Terrace. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limeslade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Heol-Y-Felin Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Y-Felin Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherrydale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baylis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aintree Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aintree Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Epsom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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