Total Crime Rate
74.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lansdowne Avenue West area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lansdowne Avenue West (CF11 8FS) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lansdowne Avenue West (CF11 8FS), the main crime hotspot is near Tintern Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Loftus Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesta Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lansdowne Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wembley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nottingham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clos Gedrych | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clos Gedrych | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nottingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grosvenor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lionel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clos Halkett | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Avenue West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forrest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Avenue West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cliff Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cliff Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tintern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sanatorium Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
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