Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cyntwell Crescent area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cyntwell Crescent (CF5 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cyntwell Crescent (CF5 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Highbury Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cyntwell Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wilson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place 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 2025Drugs Clos Briallen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Trenewydd —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Highbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerau Park Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyntwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyntwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Berllan —
Sep 2025Other theft Deere Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Possession of weapons Deere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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