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Crime in CF5 1LA

How much crime is recorded in CF5 1LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Victoria Park
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,586 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF5 1LA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 1LA 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 1LANational
Burglary27.39.1
Vehicle crime12.53.5
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.34.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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