Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haverford Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 344th highest 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 Haverford Way (CF5 5EL) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haverford Way (CF5 5EL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Haverford Way area

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

Data Sources

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