Crime Rates at Caerau Lane, Cardiff, CF5 5HQ

Caerau Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 210th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caerau Lane (CF5 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caerau Lane (CF5 5HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porthcawl Road, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addison Crescent (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.