Total Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 217.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Mill Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 121st highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (CF5 2AX) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Riverside average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (CF5 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Western Avenue North. Police recorded 76 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 Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North —
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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