Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Clive Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clive Road (CF5 1GL) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clive Road (CF5 1GL), 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 Clive Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Lionel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preswylfa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dulwich Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Loftus Street Under investigation
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 Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ethel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llandaff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembrook Mews —
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Data Sources

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