Postcode district · Cardiff
Crime in CF10
How much crime is recorded in CF10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 30,474 (2024)
How safe is CF10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF10, 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
69.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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).
CF10National
Violence and sexual offences51.023.6
Shoplifting29.08.4
Burglary21.19.1
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Public order17.34.6
Vehicle crime11.03.5
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Other theft9.04.5
Drugs6.12.4
Bicycle theft5.31.0
Theft from the person3.32.1
Robbery3.21.4
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
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.