Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 59.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • 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
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

Victoria Wharf area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 463rd lowest 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 Victoria Wharf (CF11 0SE) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Wharf (CF11 0SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watkiss Way, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4055 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary River Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Watkiss Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Watkiss Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watkiss Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watkiss Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting River View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft River Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunleavy Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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