Total Crime Rate

147.2 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 147.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.7 6/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowbridge Road East area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 208th 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 Cowbridge Road East (CF5 1JG) in the last 12 months was 147.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF5 1JG), 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 Cowbridge Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowbridge Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Y Bragdy Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cwrt Y Bragdy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cwrt Y Bragdy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cwrt Y Bragdy Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cwrt Y Bragdy Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harvey Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Harvey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembrook Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Avenue East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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