Total Crime Rate

137.4 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 137.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lewis Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 238th 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 Lewis Street (CF11 6JY) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewis Street (CF11 6JY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lewis Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Cathedral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Neville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Morgan Street
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pitman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Neville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craddock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craddock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craddock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ryder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawden Mews
Sep 2025Public order Rawden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Machen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Under investigation

Data Sources

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