Adamsdown vs Cathays

Adamsdown has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,633 crimes in the last 12 months. Cathays has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 6,846 crimes. Cathays scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Adamsdown shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Cathays shows -12.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Adamsdown, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (757 incidents). In Cathays, it is Violent Crime (2,103 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Adamsdown recorded 370 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Cathays recorded 760. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Adamsdown totalled 757 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,103 in Cathays. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Adamsdown recorded 2,599 crimes (now 2,633, a change of +1.3%). Cathays recorded 7,791 crimes previously (now 6,846, -12.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Adamsdown has a resolution rate of 23% and Cathays has 41.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Adamsdown falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Cathays is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Adamsdown and Cathays. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.