Total Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 137.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gileston Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 222nd 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 Gileston Road (CF11 9JS) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gileston Road (CF11 9JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gileston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kyveilog Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gileston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gileston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fields Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dogo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pontcanna Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Teilo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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