Total Crime Rate

206.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.3 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 206.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heol Muston area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Heol Muston (CF5 4BD) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Caerau average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Muston (CF5 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Muston area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cymric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cymric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penygarn Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ronald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ronald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maureen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencader Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencader Road —
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Data Sources

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