Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stephenson Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 451st highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Stephenson Street (CF11 6ET) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Street (CF11 6ET), the main crime hotspot is near Mandeville Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stephenson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawden Mews
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rawden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Despenser Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Clare Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Despenser Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Despenser Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craddock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craddock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Cathedral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Neville Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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