Total Crime Rate

180.2 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 180.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ethel Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ethel Street (CF5 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 108.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Street (CF5 1EJ), 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 Ethel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ovington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dulwich Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lionel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Syr David'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembrook Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daisy Street —
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 Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesta Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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