Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF3 6YL
How much crime is recorded in CF3 6YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontprennau
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,053 (2024)
CF3 6YLCardiff
How safe is CF3 6YL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF3 6YL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 6YLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Public order11.64.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft2.74.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 57% 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.