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Burglary in Cardiff 12 months to June 2026
3.2per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,238 burglary offences in Cardiff in the 12 months to June 2026, down 23.6% (382) on the previous 12 months. That is 3.2 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Burglary” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 381,516 Monthly, December 2010 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: December 2010 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 300 2010 2015 2020 2025 December 2010: 227 offences January 2011: 275 offences February 2011: 275 offences March 2011: 350 offences April 2011: 304 offences May 2011: 298 offences June 2011: 254 offences July 2011: 257 offences August 2011: 244 offences September 2011: 257 offences October 2011: 289 offences November 2011: 330 offences December 2011: 356 offences January 2012: 374 offences February 2012: 324 offences March 2012: 387 offences April 2012: 384 offences May 2012: 314 offences June 2012: 345 offences July 2012: 317 offences August 2012: 272 offences September 2012: 222 offences October 2012: 318 offences November 2012: 361 offences December 2012: 244 offences January 2013: 228 offences February 2013: 306 offences March 2013: 302 offences April 2013: 260 offences May 2013: 251 offences June 2013: 235 offences July 2013: 210 offences August 2013: 233 offences September 2013: 272 offences October 2013: 277 offences November 2013: 315 offences December 2013: 259 offences January 2014: 270 offences February 2014: 249 offences March 2014: 234 offences April 2014: 257 offences May 2014: 243 offences June 2014: 238 offences July 2014: 230 offences August 2014: 257 offences September 2014: 292 offences October 2014: 328 offences November 2014: 262 offences December 2014: 266 offences January 2015: 348 offences February 2015: 249 offences March 2015: 273 offences April 2015: 316 offences May 2015: 215 offences June 2015: 223 offences July 2015: 171 offences August 2015: 184 offences September 2015: 182 offences October 2015: 227 offences November 2015: 230 offences December 2015: 221 offences January 2016: 243 offences February 2016: 193 offences March 2016: 253 offences April 2016: 210 offences May 2016: 251 offences June 2016: 257 offences July 2016: 249 offences August 2016: 207 offences September 2016: 209 offences October 2016: 204 offences November 2016: 237 offences December 2016: 185 offences January 2017: 231 offences February 2017: 240 offences March 2017: 260 offences April 2017: 201 offences May 2017: 276 offences June 2017: 216 offences July 2017: 205 offences August 2017: 234 offences September 2017: 222 offences October 2017: 250 offences November 2017: 303 offences December 2017: 268 offences January 2018: 227 offences February 2018: 183 offences March 2018: 189 offences April 2018: 181 offences May 2018: 227 offences June 2018: 264 offences July 2018: 229 offences August 2018: 220 offences September 2018: 185 offences October 2018: 230 offences November 2018: 201 offences December 2018: 188 offences January 2019: 202 offences February 2019: 175 offences March 2019: 146 offences April 2019: 204 offences May 2019: 201 offences June 2019: 179 offences July 2019: 180 offences August 2019: 157 offences September 2019: 231 offences October 2019: 179 offences November 2019: 191 offences December 2019: 187 offences January 2020: 170 offences February 2020: 206 offences March 2020: 190 offences April 2020: 148 offences May 2020: 102 offences June 2020: 131 offences July 2020: 154 offences August 2020: 147 offences September 2020: 164 offences October 2020: 169 offences November 2020: 208 offences December 2020: 168 offences January 2021: 133 offences February 2021: 123 offences March 2021: 163 offences April 2021: 196 offences May 2021: 141 offences June 2021: 181 offences July 2021: 173 offences August 2021: 209 offences September 2021: 221 offences October 2021: 114 offences November 2021: 138 offences December 2021: 134 offences January 2022: 132 offences February 2022: 145 offences March 2022: 165 offences April 2022: 149 offences May 2022: 159 offences June 2022: 130 offences July 2022: 126 offences August 2022: 148 offences September 2022: 133 offences October 2022: 178 offences November 2022: 149 offences December 2022: 152 offences January 2023: 165 offences February 2023: 113 offences March 2023: 115 offences April 2023: 127 offences May 2023: 157 offences June 2023: 114 offences July 2023: 123 offences August 2023: 171 offences September 2023: 163 offences October 2023: 131 offences November 2023: 116 offences December 2023: 117 offences January 2024: 131 offences February 2024: 88 offences March 2024: 106 offences April 2024: 118 offences May 2024: 134 offences June 2024: 142 offences July 2024: 144 offences August 2024: 161 offences September 2024: 166 offences October 2024: 160 offences November 2024: 109 offences December 2024: 139 offences January 2025: 134 offences February 2025: 141 offences March 2025: 125 offences April 2025: 99 offences May 2025: 112 offences June 2025: 130 offences July 2025: 119 offences August 2025: 97 offences September 2025: 111 offences October 2025: 132 offences November 2025: 110 offences December 2025: 88 offences January 2026: 108 offences February 2026: 83 offences March 2026: 109 offences April 2026: 70 offences May 2026: 118 offences June 2026: 93 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded 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 1,983 (partial) — — June 2012 3,861 11.1 2012 June 2013 3,316 9.5 2013 June 2014 3,057 8.7 2014 June 2015 3,259 9.3 2015 June 2016 2,622 7.4 2016 June 2017 2,715 7.7 2017 June 2018 2,753 7.8 2018 June 2019 2,360 6.6 2019 June 2020 2,072 5.8 2020 June 2021 1,947 5.4 2021 June 2022 1,869 5.1 2022 June 2023 1,677 4.4 2023 June 2024 1,540 4.0 2024 June 2025 1,620 4.2 2025 June 2026 1,238 3.2 2025
What this measures Offences where a person enters a building as a trespasser with intent to steal or commit another offence; residential and non-residential burglary are both included in this police.uk category.
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 Violence and sexual offences 13,082 offences 34.3per 1,000 Shoplifting 4,902 offences 12.8per 1,000 Public order 4,357 offences 11.4per 1,000 Vehicle crime 3,129 offences 8.2per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 3,069 offences 8.0per 1,000 Other theft 2,280 offences 6.0per 1,000 Drugs 1,201 offences 3.1per 1,000 Other crime 852 offences 2.2per 1,000 Bicycle theft 785 offences 2.1per 1,000 Robbery 579 offences 1.5per 1,000 Possession of weapons 464 offences 1.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 346 offences 0.9per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by burglary rate · All recorded crime in Cardiff