Postcode district · Cardiff
Crime in CF4
How much crime is recorded in CF4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 16,606 (2024)
CF4Postcode district · Cardiff
How safe is CF4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
CF4National
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Shoplifting5.28.4
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.