Total Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bernard Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 396th 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 Bernard Avenue (CF5 1BT) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bernard Avenue (CF5 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redcliffe Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rhodri Morgan Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Redcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodri Morgan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Heol Parc Trelai | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Redcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mayfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pencisely Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bernard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hedel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodri Morgan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paper Mill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aubrey Avenue | Under investigation |
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