Crime Rates at Ffordd Crabtree, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 6AN

Ffordd Crabtree area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 478th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ffordd Crabtree (CF3 6AN) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Crabtree (CF3 6AN), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Crescent. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.