Crime Rates at Plasturton Avenue, Cardiff, CF11 9HJ

Plasturton Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 18th 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 Plasturton Avenue (CF11 9HJ) in the last 12 months was 663.0 per 1,000 residents and was 303.5% 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 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plasturton Avenue (CF11 9HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iestyn Street, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sneyd Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.