Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Thorne Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 328th 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 Thorne Way (CF5 5DL) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorne Way (CF5 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Culver, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haig Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorne Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lon-Yr-Efail Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Tan Y Ffarm Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Roberts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Culver Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Tan Y Ffarm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Tan Y Ffarm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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