Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sudcroft Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sudcroft Street (CF11 8DF) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Canton average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sudcroft Street (CF11 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Leckwith Road. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sudcroft Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leckwith Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leckwith Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leckwith Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leckwith Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leckwith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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