Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Surrey Street 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 Surrey Street (CF5 1JZ) 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 Surrey Street (CF5 1JZ), 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.
View Crime In Canton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembrook Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Daisy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Daisy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daisy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Loftus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Loftus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lionel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loftus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hedel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Surrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norrell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norrell Close | Under investigation |
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