Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cyntwell Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 396th 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 Cyntwell Place (CF5 5QL) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cyntwell Place (CF5 5QL), the main crime hotspot is near Caerau Court Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cyntwell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Poyston Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cyntwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Poyston Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Briallen —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Berllan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Clos Briallen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Poyston Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caerau Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt-Yr-Ala Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Poyston Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Poyston —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerau Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Trenewydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Trenewydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caerau Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cyntwell Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Briallen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caerau Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Deere Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Forge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pyle Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Lon-Yr-Efail Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Deere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol-Y-Berllan Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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