Total Crime Rate

892.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 892.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 266.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 165.1 10/10
  • Public order 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 88.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Drugs 31.8 10/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Atlantic Wharf area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atlantic Wharf (CF10 4HF) in the last 12 months was 892.1 per 1,000 residents and was 257.0% higher than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 384.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 286.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atlantic Wharf (CF10 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near Tyndall Street. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Atlantic Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corvette Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tyndall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndall Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Schooner Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Schooner Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Davis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adamscroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adamscroft Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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