Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heol Y Gaer area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 199th 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 Heol Y Gaer (CF5 5JL) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Caerau average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Gaer (CF5 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near Porthcawl Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Y Gaer area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Poyston —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Trenewydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pyle Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol-Y-Berllan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Berllan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caerau Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Poyston Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Poyston Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Poyston Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lon-Y-Castell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clos Briallen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt-Yr-Ala Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cyntwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porthcawl Road —
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Data Sources

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