Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leckwith Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 357th lowest 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 Leckwith Road (CF11 6HN) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Canton average (86.3 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leckwith Road (CF11 6HN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leckwith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bassett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartley Wilson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leckwith Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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