Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Railway Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 492nd 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 Railway Street (CF24 2DF) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Splott average (116.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (CF24 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asgog Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stanier Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topaz Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Topaz Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sanquahar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Iron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearl Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anderson Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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