Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF3 0PE
How much crime is recorded in CF3 0PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pwll-mawr & St Mellons East
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,887 (2024)
CF3 0PECardiff
How safe is CF3 0PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF3 0PE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 0PENational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime2.61.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.