Crime Rates at Fitzhamon Embankment, Cardiff, CF11 6AR

Fitzhamon Embankment area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 6AR) in the last 12 months was 511.2 per 1,000 residents and was 211.1% higher than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 85.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 197.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzhamon Embankment (CF11 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.