Crime Rate in Cathays, ward

Cathays has the highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 116th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cathays in the last 12 months was 292.7 per 1,000 residents and was 156.2% higher than the Cardiff district average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cathays’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 52 cases , down -5.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,848 (≈ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cathays ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 829 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heol Eglwys Fair (291 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.