Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.4 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 200.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 132.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heol Trelai area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 133rd 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 Trelai (CF5 5LE) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 132.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Trelai (CF5 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cloister Court, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Solva (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Trelai area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cloister Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cloister Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Emblem Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Solva —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cloister Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cloister Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cloister Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cloister Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Bromley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bromley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canaston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canaston Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camrose Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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