Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 138.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mayfield Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfield Avenue (CF5 1AN) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Avenue (CF5 1AN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rhodri Morgan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Paper Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Paper Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Paper Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Morfa Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Y Morfa Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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