Crime Rates at Smeaton Street, Cardiff, CF11 6EF

Smeaton Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smeaton Street (CF11 6EF) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smeaton Street (CF11 6EF), 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.