Crime Rates at Llandovery Close, Cardiff, CF5 5HW

Llandovery Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Llandovery Close (CF5 5HW) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 255.6% higher than the Caerau average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llandovery Close (CF5 5HW), 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.