Police-recorded · Cardiff · South Wales Police

Criminal damage and arson in Cardiff

12 months to June 2026

8.0per 1,000 residents

Police recorded 3,069 criminal damage and arson offences in Cardiff in the 12 months to June 2026, down 1.3% (40) on the previous 12 months. That is 8.0 per 1,000 residents against 6.9 for England and Wales.

Home Office · data.police.uk
street-level crime archive, category “Criminal damage and arson”
local authority via LSOA lookup
population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 381,516

Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026

Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archivePublished valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Each year since 2011

Year to	Offences	Per 1,000	Population year
June 2011	0 (partial)	—	—
June 2012	3,794	10.9	2012
June 2013	4,337	12.4	2013
June 2014	3,940	11.2	2014
June 2015	4,108	11.7	2015
June 2016	3,871	11.0	2016
June 2017	4,155	11.7	2017
June 2018	4,119	11.6	2018
June 2019	4,154	11.6	2019
June 2020	3,886	10.8	2020
June 2021	3,419	9.5	2021
June 2022	3,795	10.3	2022
June 2023	4,265	11.2	2023
June 2024	3,810	10.0	2024
June 2025	3,109	8.1	2025
June 2026	3,069	8.0	2025

What this measures

Damage to buildings and vehicles, and fires set deliberately.

Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics. A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.

Other categories in Cardiff

Every local authority ranked by criminal damage and arson rate · All recorded crime in Cardiff