Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bartley Wilson Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 252nd 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 Bartley Wilson Way (CF11 8EP) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bartley Wilson Way (CF11 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunraven Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartley Wilson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunraven Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ninian Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ninian Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartley Wilson Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Donats Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
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