Total Crime Rate

263.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 263.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.4 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Y Berllan area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Berllan (CF5 5JN) in the last 12 months was 263.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (β‰ˆ 159.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Berllan (CF5 5JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porthcawl Road, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Trefgarne (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Y Berllan area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wilson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerau Park Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Caerau Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Pant-Y-Deri Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pant-Y-Deri Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hengoed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Castell β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nottage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ogmore Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llandovery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Berllan β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Trelai Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerau Court Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Trenewydd β€”

Data Sources

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