Total Crime Rate

772.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 772.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 306.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Public order 83.5 10/10
  • Burglary 46.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Cowbridge Road East area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Cowbridge Road East (CF11 9AP) in the last 12 months was 772.6 per 1,000 residents and was 370.2% higher than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF11 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turberville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turberville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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