Crime Rate in Heath, ward

Heath has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 3471st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Heath in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Cardiff district average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 289 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 384 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.