Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Richmond Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (CF24 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (CF24 3AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Penlline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kincraig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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