Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 2LQ
How much crime is recorded in CF5 2LQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llandaf & Danescourt
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
CF5 2LQCardiff
How safe is CF5 2LQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 2LQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 2LQNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.44.6
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.