Total Crime Rate
78.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ninian Park Road 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 Ninian Park Road (CF11 6JA) 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 Ninian Park Road (CF11 6JA), 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.
View Crime In Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandeville Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clare Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Machen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Cathedral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Despenser Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mandeville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Despenser Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Despenser Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Neville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mandeville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Neville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Allerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Neville Street | Under investigation |
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