Crime Rate in Butetown, ward

Butetown has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 184th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Butetown in the last 12 months was 235.3 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Cardiff district average (110.5 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 18 cases , down -28.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 9.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -28.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,304 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Butetown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 373 crimes here, including 221 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.