Safety index · Cardiff · data through August 2026
Is Butetown safe?
Butetown records more reported crime than most Cardiff wards. Its SafeRoute safety index is 49 out of 100 — 9 points below the Cardiff median of 58, ranking 20th of 28 Cardiff wards — based on 155 incidents reported to South Wales Police within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 1 MONTH OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Cardiff — a typical Cardiff ward sits near 58. It ranks Butetown against other wards here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (33% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 51 · 33% | |
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 · 26% | |
| Public order | 21 · 14% | |
| Drugs | 13 · 8% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 · 5% | |
| Shoplifting | 6 · 4% |
Walking in Butetown at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Grangetown54/100 · Moderate
- Splott48/100 · Elevated
- Adamsdown23/100 · High risk
- Plasnewydd28/100 · Elevated
- Cathays39/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Butetown safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 49/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Butetown?
Violent crime — 51 of 155 incidents (33%) reported within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to August 2026.
How is the Butetown safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last published month within 1 km of the ward centre, and normalises against Cardiff rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Cardiff, so scores compare wards to each other and cannot be read against another city's.