Total Crime Rate

212.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 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 212.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • 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

Cowbridge Road West area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 117th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowbridge Road West (CF5 5BT) in the last 12 months was 212.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road West (CF5 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pendoylan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pendoylan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollycroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Ceirios —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherrydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrydale Road 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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