Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 178.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Caerau Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caerau Road (CF5 5JP) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Caerau average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 122.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caerau Road (CF5 5JP), 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 Caerau Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ogmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Under investigation
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 Poyston Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porthcawl Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caerau Park Crescent 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 2026Public order Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Trefgarne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Trefgarne —
Apr 2026Other crime Lon-Y-Castell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pyle Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol-Y-Berllan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Berllan Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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