Total Crime Rate
62.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ninian Park Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 504th lowest 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 6JD) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ninian Park Road (CF11 6JD), 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 | Lyndhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littleton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mandeville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Craddock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ninian Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Machen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandeville Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mandeville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rolls Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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