Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 2PQ
How much crime is recorded in CF5 2PQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairwater North
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,079 (2024)
CF5 2PQCardiff
How safe is CF5 2PQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 2PQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 2PQNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Shoplifting6.68.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order3.94.6
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.