Total Crime Rate

48.1 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 48.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Johns Mews area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 410th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Mews (CF5 1NR) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Canton average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Mews (CF5 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gray Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Springfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leckwith Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leckwith Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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