Total Crime Rate

392.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 392.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 259.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Robbery 37.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mortimer Road 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 Mortimer Road (CF11 9JZ) 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 Mortimer Road (CF11 9JZ), 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 Mortimer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bloom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turberville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gileston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gileston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Teilo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dogo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Court —
Apr 2026Public order Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fields Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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