Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.2 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Narberth Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 182nd 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 Narberth Road (CF5 5EY) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Narberth Road (CF5 5EY), the main crime hotspot is near Cymric Close. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Narberth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Ceirios Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cymric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cymric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonmon Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Ceirios Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highmead Road —
Apr 2026Public order Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Davids Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Ceirios —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narberth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narberth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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