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Crime in CF1

How much crime is recorded in CF1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Population
18,307 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
75.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
182
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CF1National
Violence and sexual offences54.123.6
Shoplifting32.58.4
Burglary24.49.1
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Public order17.54.6
Vehicle crime12.43.5
Other theft10.74.5
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Bicycle theft6.31.0
Drugs4.72.4
Theft from the person3.92.1
Robbery3.51.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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