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

Kings Road 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 Kings Road (CF11 9DA) 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 Kings Road (CF11 9DA), 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 Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Morgan Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Morgan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plasturton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plasturton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cathedral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pitman Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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