Crime Rate in Riverside, ward

Riverside has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 507th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Riverside in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Cardiff district average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 627 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 20 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 49.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -32.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 884 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Riverside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.