Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 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 156.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Cowbridge Road East area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 191st highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Cowbridge Road East (CF5 1JD) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Canton average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF5 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leckwith Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Glynne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llandaff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Library Street —
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Welby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leckwith Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gray Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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