Riverside ward · Cardiff. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 40% here, compared with 24% across Cardiff (15.3 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 49.3% here, compared with 40% across Cardiff (9.2 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 10.8% here, compared with 14.5% across Cardiff (3.7 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Riverside ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,247 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,084 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Riverside ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 187 mapped crimes in September 2024; 190 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Riverside
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
187
25
October 2024
201
15
November 2024
159
18
December 2024
149
12
January 2025
162
13
February 2025
145
16
March 2025
209
29
April 2025
174
30
May 2025
161
19
June 2025
144
25
July 2025
201
26
August 2025
192
27
September 2025
161
25
October 2025
194
24
November 2025
210
35
December 2025
148
12
January 2026
163
19
February 2026
162
25
March 2026
149
13
April 2026
168
16
May 2026
240
30
June 2026
231
18
July 2026
231
30
August 2026
190
25
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Riverside
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
654
vehicle crime
344
shoplifting
282
public order
267
criminal damage arson
185
other theft
156
burglary
107
bicycle theft
72
robbery
57
drugs
48
other crime
39
theft from the person
19
possession of weapons
17
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
