Total Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Butleigh Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Butleigh Avenue (CF5 1BY) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Butleigh Avenue (CF5 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ely Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thistle Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Butleigh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencisely Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aubrey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft 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 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hendre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thistle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Insole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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