Crime Rates at Pontcanna Street, Cardiff, CF11 9HR

Pontcanna Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Pontcanna Street (CF11 9HR) in the last 12 months was 392.6 per 1,000 residents and was 138.3% higher than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontcanna Street (CF11 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iestyn Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairleigh Court (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.