Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexandra Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Alexandra Road (CF5 1NT) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% lower than the Canton average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexandra Road (CF5 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leckwith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leckwith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leckwith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leckwith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leckwith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leckwith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leckwith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Library Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bassett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gray Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gray Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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