Total Crime Rate

230.6 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 230.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Pitman 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pitman Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cathedral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pitman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dyfrig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Plasturton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plasturton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasturton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Plasturton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Morgan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Morgan Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sophia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sophia Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ryder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Picton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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