Total Crime Rate
261.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dyfrig 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 5AD) 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 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Terrace, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Caerau| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Epsom Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riverside Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aintree Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aintree Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyfrig Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aldsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aldsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aldsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Riverside Terrace | Under investigation |
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