Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aintree Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 247th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Aintree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aintree Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyfrig Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Epsom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baylis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aintree Drive —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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