Total Crime Rate
442.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cathedral Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 35th 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 Cathedral Road (CF11 9AY) in the last 12 months was 442.9 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% higher than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cathedral Road (CF11 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plasturton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sophia Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sophia Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Morgan Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Morgan Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sophia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sophia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sophia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cathedral Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clos Dewi Saint | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Street | Under investigation |
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