Crime Rates at Prendergast Place, Cardiff, CF5 5LP

Prendergast Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Prendergast Place (CF5 5LP) in the last 12 months was 195.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 137.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prendergast Place (CF5 5LP), 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.