Crime Rates at Finchley Road, Cardiff, CF5 3AX

Finchley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Finchley Road (CF5 3AX) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% higher than the Fairwater average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (CF5 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lougher Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.