Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 5NF
How much crime is recorded in CF5 5NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caerau West
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,236 (2024)
CF5 5NFCardiff
How safe is CF5 5NF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 5NF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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 5NFNational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Public order20.74.6
Shoplifting19.08.4
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Burglary10.19.1
Other theft6.74.5
Drugs4.82.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.