Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heol Ebwy area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 303rd lowest 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 Heol Ebwy (CF5 5EB) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Ebwy (CF5 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Ceirios. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Ebwy area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Ceirios Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonmon Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Carnau Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Carnau Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highmead Road
Apr 2026Drugs Canaston Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Narberth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canaston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narberth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narberth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narberth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Ceirios Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narberth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgale Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Narberth Road
Apr 2026Public order Clos Ceirios Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chepstow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clos Ceirios Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clos Ceirios Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clos Ceirios Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tidenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Ceirios

Data Sources

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