Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 356th 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 Cowbridge Road West (CF5 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road West (CF5 5DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Road, where police recorded 56 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 Cowbridge Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barnard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lougher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol-Y-Felin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollycroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherrydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limeslade Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pendoylan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pendoylan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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