Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 128.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Taff Embankment area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 243rd 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 Taff Embankment (CF11 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Grangetown average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taff Embankment (CF11 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bargoed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curran Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Curran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curran Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abercynon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taff Terrace —
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Data Sources

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