Postcode sector · Cardiff
Crime in CF1 7
How much crime is recorded in CF1 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 9,494 (2024)
CF1 7Postcode sector · Cardiff
How safe is CF1 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF1 7, 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
CF1 7National
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary16.29.1
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Shoplifting8.78.4
Public order7.94.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs2.52.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.