Crime Rates at Ashcroft Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 3RL

Ashcroft Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashcroft Crescent (CF5 3RL) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Fairwater average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Crescent (CF5 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Grove, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechley Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.