Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 512th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Cathedral Road (CF11 9QH) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathedral Road (CF11 9QH), 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 2025Burglary Sophia Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teilo Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Plasturton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasturton Avenue 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 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cathedral 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 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dyfrig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pitman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dogo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Iestyn Street Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Iestynian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Iestyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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