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UK CRIME / POLICE FIGURES

CRIME IN CARDIFF.
AUGUST 2026

1,601 crimes were recorded by police within a mile of the centre of Cardiff in August 2026, the latest month published. That is 3% fewer than in July 2026. Compare every place.

01 / THE TREND

Crime in Cardiff each month

Crimes recorded in Cardiff each monthWithin a mile of the centre · a zero means no figures published
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MonthCrimes
Sep 20251,199
Oct 20251,340
Nov 20251,413
Dec 20251,183
Jan 20261,034
Feb 20261,131
Mar 20261,156
Apr 20261,249
May 20261,347
Jun 20261,361
Jul 20261,649
Aug 20261,601
02 / TYPES

Most common crimes in Cardiff, August 2026

Crimes in Cardiff by typeArticles · not unique incidents
Violence and sexual offences472472
Shoplifting276276
Anti-social behaviour180180
Vehicle crime164164
Public order142142
Criminal damage and arson102102
Other theft7373
Bicycle theft4242
Drugs4141
Robbery3434
Burglary2929
Theft from the person2121
Other crime1414
Possession of weapons1111
03 / COMPARE

Other places, August 2026

Figures are street-level crimes recorded by police within one mile of the centre point we use for each place, so they cover the central area, not the whole town or city. They count crimes, not people, and are not a rate per resident: busy centres with many visitors will look high. Crime locations are approximate. Police Scotland does not publish to this source, and a force that has not published for a month shows no figures for it. Source: data.police.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.