Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrington Court area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 421st 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 Harrington Court (CF5 5LA) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrington Court (CF5 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol-Y-Gaer, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cyntwell Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harrington Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cyntwell Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Briallen —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt-Yr-Ala Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Briallen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Clos Briallen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Berllan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol-Y-Berllan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caerau Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lon-Yr-Efail Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cyntwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Poyston —
Apr 2026Public order Forge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Poyston Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Poyston Under investigation
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 Trenewydd Under investigation
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Data Sources

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