Total Crime Rate

322.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 322.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cowbridge Road East area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 9DU) in the last 12 months was 322.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF11 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mandeville Street, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (52 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mansfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Smeaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Morgan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Morgan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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