Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gileston Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 331st highest crime rate of 1,028 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 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% 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 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairleigh Court (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gileston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Iestynian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gileston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dogo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gileston Road

Data Sources

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