Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bute Terrace area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 375th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bute Terrace (CF10 2FJ) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bute Terrace (CF10 2FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 826 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Y Tollty (180 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bute Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hayes Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hayes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hayes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredegar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tredegar Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millicent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millicent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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