South Wales Police
Crime in Butetown
Street-level crime statistics for Butetown based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
10
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
Crime Zone Map
Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.
Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 3,028 total crimes recorded in Butetown
Violent Crime
805
26.6%
↓9%
Anti-Social Behaviour
485
16%
↓34%
Shoplifting
386
12.7%
Public Order
370
12.2%
Drugs
193
6.4%
↑41%
Criminal Damage & Arson
186
6.1%
Other Theft
168
5.5%
Vehicle Crime
142
4.7%
↓38%
Burglary
73
2.4%
Bicycle Theft
61
2%
↓34%
Other Crime
48
1.6%
↓14%
Possession of Weapons
45
1.5%
↑221%
Robbery
43
1.4%
↑43%
Theft from Person
23
0.8%
↓32%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Butetown
243
02/23
257
03/23
235
04/23
263
05/23
268
06/23
284
07/23
307
08/23
334
09/23
306
10/23
326
11/23
277
12/23
284
01/24
241
02/24
240
03/24
312
04/24
375
05/24
369
06/24
305
07/24
272
08/24
264
09/24
249
10/24
258
11/24
276
12/24
257
01/25
217
02/25
289
03/25
280
04/25
251
05/25
291
06/25
271
07/25
253
08/25
229
09/25
290
10/25
226
11/25
207
12/25
224
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Butetown (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Butetown
January 2026
224 crimes
December 2025
207 crimes
November 2025
226 crimes
October 2025
290 crimes
September 2025
229 crimes
August 2025
253 crimes
July 2025
271 crimes
June 2025
291 crimes
May 2025
251 crimes
April 2025
280 crimes
March 2025
289 crimes
February 2025
217 crimes
January 2025
257 crimes
December 2024
276 crimes
November 2024
258 crimes
October 2024
249 crimes
September 2024
264 crimes
August 2024
272 crimes
July 2024
305 crimes
June 2024
369 crimes
May 2024
375 crimes
April 2024
312 crimes
March 2024
240 crimes
February 2024
241 crimes
January 2024
284 crimes
December 2023
277 crimes
November 2023
326 crimes
October 2023
306 crimes
September 2023
334 crimes
August 2023
307 crimes
July 2023
284 crimes
June 2023
268 crimes
May 2023
263 crimes
April 2023
235 crimes
March 2023
257 crimes
February 2023
243 crimes
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Plasnewydd
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Pontarddulais
Pontlliw and Tircoed
Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons
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Pontyclun West
Pontypridd Town
Port Talbot
Porth
Porthcawl East Central
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Radyr
Resolven and Tonna
Rest Bay
Rhiwbina
Rhoose
Rhos
Rhydfelen Central
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Rumney
Sandfields East
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Sketty
Splott
St. Athan
St. Augustine's
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St. Nicholas and Llancarfan
St. Thomas
Stanwell
Sully
Taff's Well
Ton-teg
Tonypandy
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Townhill
Trallwng
Trealaw
Trebanos
Treforest
Treharris
Treherbert
Treorchy
Trowbridge
Tylorstown and Ynyshir
Uplands
Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf
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Waterfront
Waunarlwydd
Wenvoe
West Cross
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.
Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.