Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cardiff has the 74th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales.
The overall crime rate in Cardiff in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher than the Wales country average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cardiff’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12,904 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 328 cases , down -21.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 12.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -23.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18,234 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 110.5 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathays | 284.4 | 174.0 (158%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Butetown | 235.3 | 124.8 (113%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Adamsdown | 211.2 | 100.8 (91%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Riverside | 164.7 | 54.3 (49%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Caerau | 140.6 | 30.1 (27%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Plasnewydd | 118.7 | 8.3 (7%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Splott | 116.7 | 6.3 (6%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Ely | 114.9 | 4.4 (4%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 9 | Grangetown | 113.6 | 3.1 (3%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Llanrumney | 109.9 | -0.6 (-1%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Trowbridge | 98.0 | -12.4 (-11%) | High 8/10 |
| 12 | Llandaff North | 97.1 | -13.4 (-12%) | High 8/10 |
| 13 | Gabalfa | 95.5 | -14.9 (-13%) | High 8/10 |
| 14 | Fairwater | 93.2 | -17.2 (-16%) | High 8/10 |
| 15 | Canton | 87.6 | -22.9 (-21%) | High 8/10 |
| 16 | Penylan | 86.7 | -23.7 (-21%) | High 8/10 |
| 17 | Rumney | 77.3 | -33.2 (-30%) | High 7/10 |
| 18 | Llanishen | 75.9 | -34.5 (-31%) | High 7/10 |
| 19 | Pentwyn | 72.3 | -38.2 (-35%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 20 | Heath | 67.7 | -42.8 (-39%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 21 | Pontprennau and Old St Mellons | 62.6 | -47.9 (-43%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Whitchurch and Tongwynlais | 59.3 | -51.2 (-46%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Llandaff | 50.7 | -59.7 (-54%) | Low 4/10 |
| 24 | Pentyrch and St Fagans | 47.4 | -63.0 (-57%) | Low 4/10 |
| 25 | Cyncoed | 36.4 | -74.1 (-67%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 26 | Radyr | 33.1 | -77.3 (-70%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 27 | Rhiwbina | 29.2 | -81.3 (-74%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 28 | Lisvane and Thornhill | 26.0 | -84.4 (-76%) | Very low 1/10 |
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