Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Surrey 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.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembrook Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daisy Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lionel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loftus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hedel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norrell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norrell Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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