Crime Rates at Victoria Park Road West, Cardiff, CF5 1EZ

Victoria Park Road West area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 296th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Victoria Park Road West (CF5 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Park Road West (CF5 1EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redcliffe Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Y Morfa (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.