Total Crime Rate

236.1 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 236.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Cowbridge Road East area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF11 9DN) in the last 12 months was 236.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF11 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mandeville Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Road East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Dewi Saint Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ryder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rolls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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