Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamilton Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Street (CF11 9BP) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Street (CF11 9BP), the main crime hotspot is near Mandeville Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ryder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sophia Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sophia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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