Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Wharf area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 513th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Wharf (CF11 0SE) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Wharf (CF11 0SE), the main crime hotspot is near Watkiss Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4055 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4055 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Watkiss Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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