Total Crime Rate
230.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pitman Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 104th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pitman Street (CF11 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 230.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% higher than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pitman Street (CF11 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ann Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cathedral Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pitman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dyfrig Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plasturton Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plasturton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plasturton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Plasturton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Morgan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Morgan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Picton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Picton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clos Dewi Saint | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clos Dewi Saint | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sophia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clos Dewi Saint | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sophia Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ryder Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Picton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Picton Place | Under investigation |
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