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The parts of Cardiff where the most crimes are committed

The parts of Cardiff where the most crimes are committed have been revealed.

Police forces across the UK publish data showing the numbers and types of crimes reported in each area - including South Wales Police.

According to this data, which covers between January and November 2020, there were 45,876 crimes reported in Cardiff. Of this, 4,449 occurred in November, the most recently available data.

These crimes range from anti-social behavior and theft to violence and sexual offences.

In November 2020, Cathays, the area which covers the whole city centre, had the most offences with 727 crimes.

The most frequently reported offence there was anti-social behaviour, with 346 offences in the month.

In the same period, Pentyrch had the least offences, with just six offences.

We've listed the numbers of offences for each part of the city for November 2020 below, as well as the three most commonly reported offences:

(Google)

Cathays (including the city centre)

727 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 346

Violence and sexual offences - 112

Shoplifting - 53

Plasnewydd

286 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 80

Violence and sexual offences - 54

Vehicle crime - 45

Splott

213 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 61

Vehicle crime - 38

Violence and sexual offences - 35

Riverside

208 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 58

Violence and sexual offences - 31

Public order - 28

Butetown

258 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 68

Violence and sexual offences - 62

Drugs - 40

Grangetown

287 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 83

Violence and sexual offences - 51

Drugs - 24

Adamsdown

263 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 82

Violence and sexual offences -56

Vehicle crime - 24

Ely

183 crimes

Violence and sexual offences - 73
Anti-social behaviour - 43
Public order - 17

Penylan

168 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 72

Violence and sexual offences -22

Shoplifting -16

Canton

136 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 45

Violence and sexual offences - 30

Burglary - 19

Fairwater

170 crimes

(Jaggery/Creative Commons)

Anti-social behaviour: 49

Violence and sexual offences: 39

Criminal damage and arson: 17

Trowbridge/St Mellons

209 crimes

Violence and sexual offences: 76

Anti-social behaviour: 60

Criminal damage and arson: 16

Caerau

185 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 56

Violence and sexual offences - 49

Criminal damage and arson - 21

Pentwyn

143 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 46

Violence and sexual offences - 34

Criminal damage and arson - 20

Llanrumney

139 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 69

Violence and sexual offences - 31

Public order - 10

Rumney

67 crimes

(Creative Commons)

Violence and sexual offences: 25

Anti-social behaviour: 15

Criminal damage and arson/vehicle crime: 10

Gabalfa

86 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 27

Violence and sexual offences - 21

Public order - 7

Whitchurch and Tongwynlais

126 crimes

(South Wales Echo)

Anti-social behaviour - 47

Violence and sexual offences - 27

Public order - 16

Heath

84 crimes

Heathwood Road, Heath (South Wales Echo)

Anti-social behaviour - 30

Violence and sexual offences - 17

Vehicle crime - 9

Llanishen

98 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 25

Violence and sexual offences - 25

Shoplifting - 11

Llandaff North

85 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 19

Violence and sexual offences - 16

Criminal damage and arson - 10

Llandaff

56 crimes

Llandaff High Street (Richard Swingler)

Anti-social behaviour - 22

Criminal damage and arson - 8

Shoplifting - 6

Pontprennau and Old St Mellons

94 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 29

Violence and sexual offences - 24

Public order - 11

Cyncoed

82 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 26

Vehicle crime - 12

Violence and sexual offences - 12

Radyr

28 crimes

Violence and sexual offences - 8

Anti-social behaviour - 6

Criminal damage and arson - 4

Rhiwbina

35 crimes

Rhiwbina, Cardiff (Peter Bolter)

Anti-social behaviour - 9

Violence and sexual offences - 8

Vehicle crime - 7

Creigiau and St Fagans

18 crimes

Violence and sexual offences - 8

Anti-social behaviour - 6

Public order - 2

Pentyrch

6 crimes

Anti-social behaviour - 3

Public order - 1

Vehicle crime - 1

Lisvane

9 crimes

Lisvane, Cardiff (Peter Bolter)

Burglary - 3

Vehicle crime - 2

Anti-social behaviour - 1

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