Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ffordd Garthorne area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ffordd Garthorne (CF10 4DD) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -89.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Garthorne (CF10 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Bute Crescent. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 56 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bute Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longueil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longueil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longueil Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bute Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ship Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ship Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bute Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bute Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bute Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hodges Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hodges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henke Court β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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