Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove (CF5 3RR) 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 Cedar Grove (CF5 3RR), the main crime hotspot is near Lavender Grove. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elderberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lilac Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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