Total Crime Rate
47.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Railway 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 2NJ) 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 2NJ), 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.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bradley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fort Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beresford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Gardens Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spring Gardens Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Gardens Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swinton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Gardens Terrace | Under investigation |
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