Safety index · Cardiff · data through July 2026
Is Riverside safe?
Riverside records a high level of reported crime for Cardiff. Its SafeRoute safety index is 35 out of 100 — 20 points below the Cardiff median of 55, ranking 26th of 28 Cardiff wards — based on 286 incidents reported to South Wales Police within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to July 2026.
DATA THROUGH JULY 2026 · 1 MONTH OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Cardiff — a typical Cardiff ward sits near 55. It ranks Riverside against other wards here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (30% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 85 · 30% | |
| Public order | 35 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 25 · 9% | |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 · 10% | |
| Vehicle crime | 26 · 9% | |
| Burglary | 14 · 5% |
Walking in Riverside at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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Is Riverside safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 35/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Riverside?
Violent crime — 85 of 286 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to July 2026.
How is the Riverside safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last published month within 1 km of the ward centre, and normalises against Cardiff rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Cardiff, so scores compare wards to each other and cannot be read against another city's.