Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 225.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 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

River View area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 102nd 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 River View (CF14 2QF) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Llandaff North average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1060.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River View (CF14 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Avenue North, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdore Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in River View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydstep Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberbran Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberbran Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberbran Road —
Apr 2026Public order Aberdore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanmorlais Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanmorlais Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanmorlais Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydstep Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lydstep Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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