Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Wells Street Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 419th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Street Lane (CF11 6DP) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Street Lane (CF11 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mandeville Street, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Street Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Smeaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trevethick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littleton Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mansfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smeaton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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