Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 Homfray area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 465th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Homfray (CF5 5SB) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Homfray (CF5 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Farm Close, where police recorded 21 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 Homfray area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Tan Y Ffarm 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 2026Other theft Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Roberts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Tan Y Ffarm Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Tan Y Ffarm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Culver Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
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Data Sources

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