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Crime in CF5 3EA

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

Neighbourhood
Fairwater South
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,597 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF5 3EA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 3EA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 3EANational
Shoplifting27.08.4
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Public order8.74.6
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft4.04.5
Robbery3.41.4
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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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