Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 32.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Major Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 289th 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 Major Road (CF5 1PF) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Major Road (CF5 1PF), 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 Major Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leckwith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Library Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glynne 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 2026Public order Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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