Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowbridge Road East area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Cowbridge Road East (CF5 1BL) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% higher than the Canton average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF5 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Redcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodri Morgan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aubrey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodri Morgan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paper Mill Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol Parc Trelai Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Redcliffe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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