Total Crime Rate

190.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 190.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aintree Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aintree Drive (CF5 5BD) in the last 12 months was 190.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aintree Drive (CF5 5BD), 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 Aintree Drive area

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

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