Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cathedral Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 421st 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 Cathedral Road (CF11 9PL) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathedral Road (CF11 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iestyn Street, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sneyd Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cathedral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Plasturton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teilo Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasturton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dogo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plasturton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plasturton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cathedral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turberville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turberville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turberville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dyfrig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Iestynian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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