Postcode sector · Cardiff
Crime in CF2 3
How much crime is recorded in CF2 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 17,120 (2024)
CF2 3Postcode sector · Cardiff
How safe is CF2 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF2 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).
CF2 3National
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Burglary14.49.1
Shoplifting12.78.4
Vehicle crime10.03.5
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Public order7.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.34.5
Drugs2.62.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.