Crime Rates at Sentinel Court, Cardiff, CF5 3BF

Sentinel Court area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 447th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sentinel Court (CF5 3BF) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Fairwater average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sentinel Court (CF5 3BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.