Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Theobald Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Theobald Road (CF5 1LP) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theobald Road (CF5 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tintern Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Place (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Theobald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Avenue East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Y Bragdy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Library Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cowbridge Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Welby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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