City
Crime in Cardiff
How much crime is recorded in Cardiff, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 360,312 (2024)
CardiffCity
How safe is Cardiff
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in Cardiff, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CardiffNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Shoplifting11.08.4
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary9.09.1
Public order8.34.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.52.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.