South Wales Police
Crime in Cathays
Street-level crime statistics for Cathays based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
12
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
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Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 6,846 total crimes recorded in Cathays
Violent Crime
2,103
30.7%
Shoplifting
1,316
19.2%
↓25%
Anti-Social Behaviour
760
11.1%
↓5%
Public Order
612
8.9%
↓9%
Other Theft
437
6.4%
↓19%
Bicycle Theft
290
4.2%
↓28%
Criminal Damage & Arson
282
4.1%
↓14%
Vehicle Crime
264
3.9%
↓26%
Drugs
198
2.9%
↑20%
Theft from Person
183
2.7%
↓26%
Burglary
168
2.5%
↓23%
Robbery
109
1.6%
↑16%
Other Crime
65
0.9%
Possession of Weapons
59
0.9%
↑16%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Cathays
607
02/23
608
03/23
590
04/23
600
05/23
593
06/23
607
07/23
709
08/23
646
09/23
840
10/23
666
11/23
670
12/23
628
01/24
575
02/24
615
03/24
617
04/24
744
05/24
775
06/24
675
07/24
737
08/24
652
09/24
598
10/24
636
11/24
623
12/24
544
01/25
575
02/25
598
03/25
615
04/25
554
05/25
584
06/25
536
07/25
525
08/25
515
09/25
632
10/25
660
11/25
592
12/25
460
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Cathays (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Cathays
January 2026
460 crimes
December 2025
592 crimes
November 2025
660 crimes
October 2025
632 crimes
September 2025
515 crimes
August 2025
525 crimes
July 2025
536 crimes
June 2025
584 crimes
May 2025
554 crimes
April 2025
615 crimes
March 2025
598 crimes
February 2025
575 crimes
January 2025
544 crimes
December 2024
623 crimes
November 2024
636 crimes
October 2024
598 crimes
September 2024
652 crimes
August 2024
737 crimes
July 2024
675 crimes
June 2024
775 crimes
May 2024
744 crimes
April 2024
617 crimes
March 2024
615 crimes
February 2024
575 crimes
January 2024
628 crimes
December 2023
670 crimes
November 2023
666 crimes
October 2023
840 crimes
September 2023
646 crimes
August 2023
709 crimes
July 2023
607 crimes
June 2023
593 crimes
May 2023
600 crimes
April 2023
590 crimes
March 2023
608 crimes
February 2023
607 crimes
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Lisvane and Thornhill
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Llantrisant and Talbot Green
Llantwit Fardre
Llantwit Major
Llwchwr
Llwyn-y-pia
Maesteg East
Maesteg West
Margam and Tai-bach
Mayals
Merthyr Vale
Morriston
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Mumbles
Mynydd-bach
Nant-y-Moel
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Nottage
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Oldcastle
Park
Pen-clawdd
Pencoed and Penprysg
Penderry
Penllergaer
Pennard
Penrhiw-ceibr
Pentre
Pentwyn
Pentyrch and St. Fagans
Penydarren
Pen-y-Fai
Pen-y-graig
Penylan
Pen-y-waun
Peterston-super-Ely
Plasnewydd
Plymouth (Merthyr)
Plymouth (Penarth)
Pontardawe
Pontarddulais
Pontlliw and Tircoed
Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons
Pontyclun Central
Pontyclun East
Pontyclun West
Pontypridd Town
Port Talbot
Porth
Porthcawl East Central
Porthcawl West Central
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr
Radyr
Resolven and Tonna
Rest Bay
Rhiwbina
Rhoose
Rhos
Rhydfelen Central
Riverside
Rumney
Sandfields East
Sandfields West
Sketty
Splott
St. Athan
St. Augustine's
St. Bride's Major
St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre
St. Nicholas and Llancarfan
St. Thomas
Stanwell
Sully
Taff's Well
Ton-teg
Tonypandy
Tonyrefail East
Tonyrefail West
Town (Merthyr)
Townhill
Trallwng
Trealaw
Trebanos
Treforest
Treharris
Treherbert
Treorchy
Trowbridge
Tylorstown and Ynyshir
Uplands
Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf
Vaynor
Waterfront
Waunarlwydd
Wenvoe
West Cross
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
Ynysybwl
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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.