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Crime in CF10 5DY

How much crime is recorded in CF10 5DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Butetown
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,425 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF10 5DY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF10 5DY area, 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
66.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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).

CF10 5DYNational
Violence and sexual offences52.523.6
Shoplifting26.78.4
Burglary23.49.1
Public order19.14.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Other theft7.04.5
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Drugs5.42.4
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Robbery2.71.4
Theft from the person2.22.1
Other crime1.31.5
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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