Crime Rates at Chichester Way, Cardiff, CF5 5BB

Chichester Way area has the lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 5BB) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Caerau average (151.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Way (CF5 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Terrace, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.