Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 1EJ
How much crime is recorded in CF5 1EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria Park
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
CF5 1EJCardiff
How safe is CF5 1EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 1EJ area, 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
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
CF5 1EJNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Burglary5.29.1
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.