Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cardigan Court area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Court (CF5 1RU) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Court (CF5 1RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cwrt Y Bragdy (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llandaff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bloom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Cowbridge Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Library Street —
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Y Bragdy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland 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
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Data Sources

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