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

Ninian Park 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 Ninian Park Road (CF11 6JE) 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 Ninian Park Road (CF11 6JE), the main crime hotspot is near Ann Street. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ninian Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann 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 2026Vehicle crime Telford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mansfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ninian Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
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 Ninian Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Smeaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Morgan Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trevethick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Trevethick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackstone Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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