Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 121.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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
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

Cowbridge Road East area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 262nd highest 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 Cowbridge Road East (CF11 9QP) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road East (CF11 9QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandeville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brunel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clare Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Machen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Machen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Neville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Neville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neville Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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