Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Cardiff local authority area · mapped crimes
Cardiff · Wales
Crime and safety
Cardiff council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Cardiff
Police-recorded locations for Cardiff local authority area. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
37,707 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 36,806 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 3,042 | 445 |
| October 2024 | 3,092 | 519 |
| November 2024 | 2,872 | 519 |
| December 2024 | 2,917 | 421 |
| January 2025 | 3,001 | 395 |
| February 2025 | 3,078 | 384 |
| March 2025 | 3,382 | 500 |
| April 2025 | 2,984 | 503 |
| May 2025 | 3,150 | 555 |
| June 2025 | 3,166 | 522 |
| July 2025 | 3,094 | 560 |
| August 2025 | 3,028 | 515 |
| September 2025 | 2,841 | 398 |
| October 2025 | 3,118 | 474 |
| November 2025 | 3,206 | 387 |
| December 2025 | 2,804 | 258 |
| January 2026 | 2,707 | 287 |
| February 2026 | 2,720 | 294 |
| March 2026 | 2,965 | 369 |
| April 2026 | 3,147 | 431 |
| May 2026 | 3,357 | 428 |
| June 2026 | 3,297 | 514 |
| July 2026 | 3,863 | 649 |
| August 2026 | 3,682 | 615 |
Crime categories in the latest complete year
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 13,553 |
| shoplifting | 5,079 |
| public order | 4,622 |
| vehicle crime | 3,358 |
| criminal damage arson | 3,171 |
| other theft | 2,289 |
| burglary | 1,273 |
| drugs | 1,262 |
| other crime | 871 |
| bicycle theft | 802 |
| robbery | 600 |
| possession of weapons | 464 |
| theft from the person | 363 |
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
Police data and method →