Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Earle Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 397th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earle Place (CF5 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earle Place (CF5 1NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Place, where police recorded 95 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.

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Crime Over Time in Earle Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leckwith Place —
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leckwith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turberville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glynne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Welby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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