Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Splott average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (CF24 2NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Gardens Terrace. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 13 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Layard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theodora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beresford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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