Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 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 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Heol Trelai area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 306th 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 Heol Trelai (CF5 5QP) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Trelai (CF5 5QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambria Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haig Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Trelai area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cambria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Culver Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Deere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lon-Yr-Efail Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Roberts Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Tan Y Ffarm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Tan Y Ffarm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Tan Y Ffarm Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forge Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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