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Crime in CF5 3

How much crime is recorded in CF5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Population
19,420 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF5 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF5 3, broadly in line with 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
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Public order8.34.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Drugs3.82.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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