Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 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 51.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Lansdowne Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 417th 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 Lansdowne Road (CF5 1PS) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Road (CF5 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Tintern Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lansdowne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Avenue East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nottingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nottingham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowbridge Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Gedrych Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Y Bragdy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clos Gedrych Under investigation
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Data Sources

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