Total Crime Rate

190.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 190.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Carmarthen Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Carmarthen Street (CF5 1QB) in the last 12 months was 190.3 per 1,000 residents and was 117.3% higher than the Canton average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmarthen Street (CF5 1QB), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Road. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carmarthen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turberville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glynne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gray Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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