Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lansdowne Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 473rd lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Lansdowne Road (CF5 1JS) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower 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 8 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lansdowne Road (CF5 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redcliffe Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Y Morfa (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Morfa | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heol Y Morfa | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redcliffe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Treganna Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paper Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hedel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paper Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paper Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Street | Under investigation |
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