Crime Rates at Roche Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 3PY

Roche Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 501st lowest 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 Roche Crescent (CF5 3PY) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roche Crescent (CF5 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Grove, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeysuckle Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.