Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Thorne Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 380th 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 Thorne Way (CF5 5DL) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorne Way (CF5 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Culver. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Caerau

Crime Over Time in Thorne Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Culver —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Worrells Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emerson Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clos Lindsay Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knightswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emerson Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑