Total Crime Rate

176.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 176.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fern Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 164th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Street (CF5 1ES) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Street (CF5 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near Pembrook Mews. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preswylfa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lionel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Loftus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembrook Mews —
Apr 2026Other crime Ethel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dulwich Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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