Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.5 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
  • 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

Lansdowne Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 493rd highest 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 1PT) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Canton average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Road (CF5 1PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadhaven, where police recorded 41 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 Lansdowne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leckwith Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Y Bragdy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cowbridge Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Avenue East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Library Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Welby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadhaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leckwith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadhaven Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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