Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Terrace area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 251st 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 Railway Terrace (CF11 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Terrace (CF11 6JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Place
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninian Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartley Wilson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Morgan Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Place
Sep 2025Burglary Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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