Total Crime Rate

211.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 211.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Margarets Park area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 St Margarets Park (CF5 4AP) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% higher than the Caerau average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Park (CF5 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pendoylan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pendoylan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lougher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherrydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Llangatto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llangatto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heol-Y-Felin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close —
Apr 2026Public order Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llangatto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vincent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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