Crime Rates at Porthcawl Road, Cardiff, CF5 5HU

Porthcawl Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porthcawl Road (CF5 5HU) in the last 12 months was 420.1 per 1,000 residents and was 178.1% higher than the Caerau average (151.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porthcawl Road (CF5 5HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porthcawl Road, where police recorded 80 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.