Crime Rates at Hirst Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 3LG

Hirst Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 500th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Hirst Crescent (CF5 3LG) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hirst Crescent (CF5 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerrigan Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.