Total Crime Rate
47.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clover Grove area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 394th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Clover Grove (CF5 3SX) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Fairwater average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clover Grove (CF5 3SX), 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.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yewtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Yewtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Yewtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lilac Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeysuckle Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeysuckle Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yewtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lavender Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elderberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elderberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elderberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lavender Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.