Butetown vs Cefn-glas

Butetown has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,028 crimes in the last 12 months. Cefn-glas has a safety score of 74/100 (Safe) with 178 crimes. Cefn-glas scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Butetown shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Cefn-glas shows -39.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Butetown, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (805 incidents). In Cefn-glas, it is Violent Crime (83 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Butetown recorded 485 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Cefn-glas recorded 22. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Butetown totalled 805 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 83 in Cefn-glas. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Butetown recorded 3,418 crimes (now 3,028, a change of -11.4%). Cefn-glas recorded 296 crimes previously (now 178, -39.9%).

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. Butetown has a resolution rate of 24.6% and Cefn-glas has 16.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Butetown falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Cefn-glas 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 Butetown and Cefn-glas. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.