Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 32.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bute Street (CF10 5HR) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bute Street (CF10 5HR), the main crime hotspot is near Schooner Way. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silurian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Loudoun Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vellacott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schooner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Corvette Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Loudoun Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Loudoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Glanrheidol —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Loudoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornaby Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Schooner Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schooner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodfa Lloyd George Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhodfa Lloyd George Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rhodfa Lloyd George Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Lloyd George —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornaby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Glanrheidol Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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