Total Crime Rate

174.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 174.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brook Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 165th 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 Brook Street (CF11 6LH) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (CF11 6LH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawden Mews β€”
Sep 2025Public order Rawden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzhamon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzhamon Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzhamon Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plantagenet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldstream Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Machen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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