Total Crime Rate
154.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cedar Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 191st highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cedar Grove (CF5 3RR) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Fairwater average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedar Grove (CF5 3RR), 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.
View Crime In Fairwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cedar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roche Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roche Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elderberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentrebane Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elderberry Road | β |
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