Butetown ward · Cardiff. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 48% here, compared with 24% across Cardiff (23.8 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 53.1% here, compared with 40% across Cardiff (13.1 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 8.6% here, compared with 14.5% across Cardiff (5.9 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Butetown ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,628 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,639 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Butetown ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 226 mapped crimes in September 2024; 293 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Butetown
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
226
37
October 2024
189
61
November 2024
217
41
December 2024
248
27
January 2025
228
30
February 2025
183
34
March 2025
236
54
April 2025
234
46
May 2025
216
36
June 2025
229
62
July 2025
224
48
August 2025
209
43
September 2025
199
30
October 2025
242
48
November 2025
198
28
December 2025
176
31
January 2026
197
24
February 2026
193
21
March 2026
193
28
April 2026
235
25
May 2026
232
44
June 2026
215
49
July 2026
255
75
August 2026
293
62
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Butetown
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
902
shoplifting
403
public order
383
criminal damage arson
204
drugs
176
vehicle crime
152
other theft
143
bicycle theft
65
burglary
60
robbery
41
other crime
39
possession of weapons
36
theft from the person
24
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.
