Total Crime Rate
772.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wyndham Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wyndham Crescent (CF11 9EE) in the last 12 months was 772.6 per 1,000 residents and was 370.2% higher than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyndham Crescent (CF11 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolls Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ann Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolls Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolls Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rolls Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pitman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ann Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plasturton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ann Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plasturton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plasturton Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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