Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caerau Park Place area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caerau Park Place (CF5 5JH) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Caerau average (151.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caerau Park Place (CF5 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porthcawl Road, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caerau Park Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hengoed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowbridge Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowbridge Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowbridge Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowbridge Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerau Court Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Caerau Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowbridge Road West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llanwern Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llanwern Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Berllan β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nottage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Trenewydd β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerau Park Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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