Postcode district · Cardiff
Crime in CF2
How much crime is recorded in CF2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 32,812 (2024)
How safe is CF2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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).
CF2National
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Burglary16.79.1
Shoplifting15.78.4
Vehicle crime13.63.5
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Public order10.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs3.62.4
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery2.41.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.