Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 79.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill View area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 447th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Hill View (CF5 3UB) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill View (CF5 3UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavender Grove, where police recorded 42 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hill View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Willowdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowdale Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Ty Bronna Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clos Ty Bronna Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monkton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairways Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowdale Road β€”

Data Sources

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