Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF3 2EW
How much crime is recorded in CF3 2EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pwll-mawr & St Mellons East
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,788 (2024)
CF3 2EWCardiff
How safe is CF3 2EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF3 2EW area, well 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2EWNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.