Total Crime Rate
125.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitland Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 276th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitland Crescent (CF5 3NN) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Fairwater average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitland Crescent (CF5 3NN), the main crime hotspot is near Kerrigan Close. Police recorded 36 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kerrigan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kerrigan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amethyst Road | — |
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