Total Crime Rate

212.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 212.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Heather Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 118th 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 Heather Avenue (CF5 5AH) in the last 12 months was 212.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Avenue (CF5 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Terrace, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baylis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyfrig Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyfrig Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Barnard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyfrig Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Stan Richards Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollycroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyfrig Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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