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Overview of Cardiff crime rate

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Cardiff is positioned 4th amongst 25 comparable districts in terms of crime rates, with 46,744 incidents reported in 2023. The capital’s population of 362,310 equates to a crime rate of 129.02 per 1,000 residents, showing a 7.11% rise from the previous year.

The predominant crimes in Cardiff include Violence and sexual offences (29.1%), Anti-social behaviour (14.7%), and Shoplifting (10.6%), with the least common being Theft from the person (0.9%), Possession of weapons (0.7%), and Robbery (0.5%).

Out of 28 wards, those with the highest crime rates are Cathays (341.9), Butetown (280.0), and Adamsdown (250.1), whereas the safest wards are Rhiwbina (36.0), Radyr (34.3), and Lisvane and Thornhill (26.8).

In Cardiff, notable increases in crime rates have been observed for Anti-social behaviour, with a significant rise in early 2020 and a smaller increase in early 2023. Other areas of concern include Criminal damage and arson and Shoplifting, both experiencing rises in 2022, with Shoplifting continuing to climb into 2023. Additionally, Vehicle crime and Violence and sexual offences have also seen upward trends, particularly in the past year. Conversely, there have been notable decreases in Anti-social behaviour in both 2021 and 2022, alongside declines in Criminal damage and arson, Other theft, Shoplifting in 2020, and Violence and sexual offences showing a dip in the same year.

Cardiff crime incidents by crime type

A total of 46744 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 13620 (29.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 6886 (14.7)%
Shoplifting – 4972 (10.6)%
Public order – 4732 (10.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 4267 (9.1)%
Vehicle crime – 3456 (7.4)%
Other theft – 3126 (6.7)%
Burglary – 1611 (3.4)%
Bicycle theft – 1435 (3.1)%
Drugs – 1034 (2.2)%
Other crime – 603 (1.3)%
Theft from the person – 416 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 346 (0.7)%
Robbery – 240 (0.5)%

How does Cardiff compare against nearby areas ?

Cardiff ranks 4th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Cardiff wards

There are 28 wards within Cardiff. Cathays, Butetown, Adamsdown has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 28 wards from high crime rate to low.