Total Crime Rate

257.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 257.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.2 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Trelai area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Trelai (CF5 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 257.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 141.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Trelai (CF5 5LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Trefgarne. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Trelai area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Briallen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Trefgarne —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Trenewydd —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerau Park Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerau Court Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Berllan —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Trefgarne Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol-Y-Gaer Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Caerau Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Castell —
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Data Sources

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