Total Crime Rate

203.5 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 203.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elfed Green area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 132nd 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 Elfed Green (CF5 3QE) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 110.2% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elfed Green (CF5 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near Marionville Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elfed Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marionville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marionville Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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