Crime Rate in Heath, ward

Heath has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 3399th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Heath in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Cardiff district average (110.5 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 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 395 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 160 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.