Total Crime Rate
175.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairwater Green area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 164th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairwater Green (CF5 3BA) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher than the Fairwater average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairwater Green (CF5 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fairwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plas-Mawr Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plas-Mawr Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reardon Smith Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doyle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Llanbedr Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bwlch Road | Under investigation |
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