Cathays vs Fairwater

Cathays has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,846 crimes in the last 12 months. Fairwater has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,278 crimes. Cathays scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cathays shows a year-on-year crime trend of -12.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Fairwater shows -11.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cathays, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,103 incidents). In Fairwater, it is Violent Crime (455 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cathays recorded 760 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Fairwater recorded 190. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cathays totalled 2,103 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 455 in Fairwater. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cathays recorded 7,791 crimes (now 6,846, a change of -12.1%). Fairwater recorded 1,447 crimes previously (now 1,278, -11.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Cathays has a resolution rate of 41.1% and Fairwater has 22.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cathays falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Fairwater is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Cathays and Fairwater. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.