Crime Rates at Rectory Road, Cardiff, CF5 1QL

Rectory Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 450th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Rectory Road (CF5 1QL) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (CF5 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cwrt Y Bragdy (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.