Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bute Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 244th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bute Street (CF10 5EA) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bute Street (CF10 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 372 crimes here, including 216 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bute Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Loudoun Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Lloyd George Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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