Total Crime Rate

491.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 491.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.9 10/10
  • Public order 58.3 10/10
  • Other theft 53.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.7 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fitzhamon Embankment area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fitzhamon Embankment (CF11 6AN) in the last 12 months was 491.0 per 1,000 residents and was 198.1% higher than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 208.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzhamon Embankment (CF11 6AN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzhamon Embankment area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beauchamp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Despenser Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Despenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pendyris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tudor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pendyris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Plantagenet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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