Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Saundersfoot Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saundersfoot Close (CF5 5NL) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saundersfoot Close (CF5 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Chepstow Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saundersfoot Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tidenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chepstow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saundersfoot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saundersfoot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Carnau Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prendergast Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Centurion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Carnau Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Trelai Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pant-Y-Deri Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canaston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canaston Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Trelai Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgale Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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