Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • 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

Empire Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 429th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Empire Way (CF11 0JW) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empire Way (CF11 0JW), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Empire Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Empire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plas Bowles —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anchor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ferry Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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