Total Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 22.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Kings Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Kings Road (CF11 9DE) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (CF11 9DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iestyn Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (30 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 (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dogo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turberville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glynne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gray Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Plasturton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cathedral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kyveilog Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Teilo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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