Total Crime Rate

299.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 299.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Taff Embankment area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taff Embankment (CF11 7BE) in the last 12 months was 299.6 per 1,000 residents and was 163.8% higher than the Grangetown average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 307.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taff Embankment (CF11 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Terminal. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taff Embankment area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Universal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crawshay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crawshay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llanbradach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coedcae Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coedcae Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanbradach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Drugs Bargoed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blaenclydach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crawshay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Universal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blaenclydach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pentre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaenclydach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
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Data Sources

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