Crime Rate in Riverside, ward

Riverside has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 474th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Riverside in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% higher than the Cardiff district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 634 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 16 cases , down -15.8% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 13.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 914 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Riverside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.