Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 156.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingston Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (CF11 6HU) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (CF11 6HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Morgan Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Morgan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninian Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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