Postcode sector · Cardiff
Crime in CF3 9
How much crime is recorded in CF3 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 3,803 (2024)
How safe is CF3 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF3 9, above 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Public order15.54.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary10.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
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.