Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Kingston Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 4.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% 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 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littleton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ninian Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ninian Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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