Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 125.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burford Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 250th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Burford Gardens (CF11 0AP) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burford Gardens (CF11 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burford Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary River Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dunleavy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunleavy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Watkiss Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Watkiss Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watkiss Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watkiss Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft River Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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