Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ffordd Garthorne area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ffordd Garthorne (CF10 4DB) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Garthorne (CF10 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Bute Crescent. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ffordd Garthorne area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Lloyd George —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bute Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bute Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodfa Lloyd George Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Bute Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Corvette Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schooner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ship Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schooner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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