Crime Rate in Butetown, ward

Butetown has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 172nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Butetown in the last 12 months was 249.9 per 1,000 residents and was 118.8% higher than the Cardiff district average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Butetown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 827 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 25 cases , down -24.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 84.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -32.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,277 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Butetown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 372 crimes here, including 216 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.