Total Crime Rate

152.6 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 152.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Loftus Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 198th 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 Loftus Street (CF5 1HL) in the last 12 months was 152.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loftus Street (CF5 1HL), 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 Loftus Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daisy Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Syr David'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lionel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembrook Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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