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Crime in CF5 5AY

How much crime is recorded in CF5 5AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Caerau East
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,363 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF5 5AY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 5AY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CF5 5AYNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Burglary13.19.1
Public order8.64.6
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Drugs4.72.4
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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