Total Crime Rate

175.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent 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 The Crescent (CF5 3DF) 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 The Crescent (CF5 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Place. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Place —
Sep 2025Public order Mill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doyle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reardon Smith Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bwlch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llanbedr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadwgan Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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