Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Forest View area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 501st 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 Forest View (CF5 3EL) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest View (CF5 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Honeysuckle Grove. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairways Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Ty Bronna Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clos Ty Bronna Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monkton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowdale Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Willowdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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