Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Romilly Road West area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 434th lowest 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 Romilly Road West (CF5 1SA) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romilly Road West (CF5 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Pembrook Mews. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romilly Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ethel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preswylfa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Loftus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lionel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dulwich Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembrook Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembrook Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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