Total Crime Rate

471.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.3 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 471.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.1 10/10
  • Public order 85.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 30th 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 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 471.6 per 1,000 residents and was 315.2% higher than the Grangetown average (113.6 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 Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 244.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taff Embankment (CF11 7BQ), 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Embankment Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hunter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Glanrheidol Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taff Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Glanrheidol —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abercynon Street —
Apr 2026Public order Chandlery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avondale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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