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Crime in CF3 5

How much crime is recorded in CF3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Population
19,152 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF3 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF3 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Public order9.44.6
Shoplifting7.68.4
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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