Crime Rates at Denton Road, Cardiff, CF5 1PD

Denton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denton Road (CF5 1PD) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% higher than the Canton average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denton Road (CF5 1PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 68 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.