Total Crime Rate
93.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lansdowne Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 365th 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 Lansdowne Road (CF5 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lansdowne Road (CF5 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tintern Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembrook Mews (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Avenue West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forrest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nottingham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembrook Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembrook Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembrook Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembrook Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Loftus Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Avenue West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembrook Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembrook Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembrook Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembrook Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembrook Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grosvenor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clos Gedrych | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lionel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nottingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembrook Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembrook Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cliff Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cliff Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tintern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sanatorium Road | Under investigation |
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