Total Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alexandra 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 1NU) 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 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 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 Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Library Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gray Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Welby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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