Total Crime Rate

261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 261.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dyfrig Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Dyfrig Road (CF5 5AB) in the last 12 months was 261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% higher than the Caerau average (151.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyfrig Road (CF5 5AB), 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 Dyfrig Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Epsom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limeslade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sentinel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baylis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aintree Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aintree Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyfrig Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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