Crime Rates at Bishopston Road, Cardiff, CF5 5DW

Bishopston Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 359th 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 Bishopston Road (CF5 5DW) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopston Road (CF5 5DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Ceirios, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Solva (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.