Total Crime Rate
175.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brunswick Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 163rd 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 Brunswick Street (CF5 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.5% higher than the Canton average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brunswick Street (CF5 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tintern Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Place (18 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 | Theobald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cwrt Y Bragdy | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bassett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bassett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wembley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cwrt Y Bragdy | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cwrt Y Bragdy | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bassett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cowbridge Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harvey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Harvey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bassett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cwrt Y Bragdy | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwrt Y Bragdy | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Library Street | Under investigation |
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