Total Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 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 47.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Railway Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 395th 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 Railway Street (CF24 2ND) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Splott average (116.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (CF24 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bertram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bertram Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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