Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 5DT
How much crime is recorded in CF5 5DT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caerau East
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
CF5 5DTCardiff
How safe is CF5 5DT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 5DT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 5DTNational
Violence and sexual offences50.123.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Public order14.54.6
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Burglary9.49.1
Drugs6.52.4
Other theft6.44.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.