Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 59.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 464th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mortimer Road (CF11 9LA) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Road (CF11 9LA), 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 (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llandaff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fields Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pontcanna Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dogo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gileston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Teilo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gileston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beacon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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