Crime Rate in Splott, ward

Splott has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 1167th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Splott in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Cardiff district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Splott’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 593 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -34.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 831 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Splott ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 92 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around De Bawdip Road (50 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.