Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 286th 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 2NF) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (CF24 2NF), the main crime hotspot is near Helen Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Topaz Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topaz Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adeline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bertram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bertram Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearl Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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