Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cowbridge Road East area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 113th 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 Cowbridge Road East (CF5 1BA) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF5 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Pembrook Mews. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daisy Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lionel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembrook Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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