Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF3 0DL
How much crime is recorded in CF3 0DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pwll-mawr & St Mellons East
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,712 (2024)
CF3 0DLCardiff
How safe is CF3 0DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF3 0DL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
CF3 0DLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Shoplifting14.98.4
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Public order9.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft4.54.5
Burglary4.59.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.