Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 1HD
How much crime is recorded in CF5 1HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canton
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,883 (2024)
CF5 1HDCardiff
How safe is CF5 1HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 1HD 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 1HDNational
Shoplifting16.48.4
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Public order6.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft1.84.5
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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.