Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF3 5SH
How much crime is recorded in CF3 5SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llanrumney South
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,618 (2024)
How safe is CF3 5SH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF3 5SH area, 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
62
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 5SHNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary6.29.1
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft2.24.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.