Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 6FA) 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 6FA), the main crime hotspot is near Mandeville Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smeaton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Smeaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Machen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Machen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawden Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ninian Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ninian Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littleton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Telford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Morgan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Morgan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stephenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trevethick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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