Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 99.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Severn Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Severn Road (CF11 9EA) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Road (CF11 9EA), 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 Severn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Library Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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