Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.2 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 59.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadow Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 467th lowest 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 Meadow Street (CF11 9PY) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Street (CF11 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near William Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pontcanna Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pen-Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Hill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bloom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Penhill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llandaff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4119 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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