Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 3NE
How much crime is recorded in CF5 3NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairwater North
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
CF5 3NECardiff
How safe is CF5 3NE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 3NE 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 3NENational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order5.74.6
Shoplifting4.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.01.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.