Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF3 0HT
How much crime is recorded in CF3 0HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Mellons West
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,960 (2024)
CF3 0HTCardiff
How safe is CF3 0HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 77.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF3 0HT area, more than double 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
77.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
162
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 0HTNational
Violence and sexual offences63.523.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Public order19.24.6
Criminal damage and arson18.14.7
Burglary16.39.1
Drugs8.42.4
Other theft8.44.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.