Total Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Chichester Way area has the lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chichester Way (CF5 5BA) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 97.8% lower than the Caerau average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Chichester Way (CF5 5BA), 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 Chichester Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vincent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyfrig Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollycroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Barnard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Colin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baylis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyfrig Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherrydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyfrig Road 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 Heol-Y-Felin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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