Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 6AJ
How much crime is recorded in CF5 6AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peterston-super-Ely & Wenvoe
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,500 (2024)
How safe is CF5 6AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 6AJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 6AJNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Public order7.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.