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Other theft in Cardiff 12 months to June 2026
6.0per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,280 other theft offences in Cardiff in the 12 months to June 2026, down 5.7% (138) on the previous 12 months. That is 6.0 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 381,516 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 600 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 545 offences October 2011: 671 offences November 2011: 548 offences December 2011: 565 offences January 2012: 520 offences February 2012: 565 offences March 2012: 545 offences April 2012: 536 offences May 2012: 555 offences June 2012: 522 offences July 2012: 554 offences August 2012: 554 offences September 2012: 579 offences October 2012: 625 offences November 2012: 580 offences December 2012: 520 offences January 2013: 507 offences February 2013: 568 offences March 2013: 542 offences April 2013: 496 offences May 2013: 347 offences June 2013: 385 offences July 2013: 387 offences August 2013: 381 offences September 2013: 322 offences October 2013: 344 offences November 2013: 349 offences December 2013: 373 offences January 2014: 323 offences February 2014: 322 offences March 2014: 380 offences April 2014: 398 offences May 2014: 393 offences June 2014: 428 offences July 2014: 381 offences August 2014: 364 offences September 2014: 352 offences October 2014: 374 offences November 2014: 360 offences December 2014: 365 offences January 2015: 329 offences February 2015: 324 offences March 2015: 366 offences April 2015: 343 offences May 2015: 319 offences June 2015: 332 offences July 2015: 320 offences August 2015: 337 offences September 2015: 279 offences October 2015: 317 offences November 2015: 304 offences December 2015: 317 offences January 2016: 323 offences February 2016: 291 offences March 2016: 261 offences April 2016: 310 offences May 2016: 337 offences June 2016: 337 offences July 2016: 328 offences August 2016: 350 offences September 2016: 355 offences October 2016: 294 offences November 2016: 343 offences December 2016: 292 offences January 2017: 286 offences February 2017: 324 offences March 2017: 325 offences April 2017: 281 offences May 2017: 299 offences June 2017: 341 offences July 2017: 319 offences August 2017: 328 offences September 2017: 310 offences October 2017: 308 offences November 2017: 308 offences December 2017: 287 offences January 2018: 283 offences February 2018: 287 offences March 2018: 249 offences April 2018: 306 offences May 2018: 304 offences June 2018: 311 offences July 2018: 364 offences August 2018: 330 offences September 2018: 308 offences October 2018: 359 offences November 2018: 337 offences December 2018: 298 offences January 2019: 307 offences February 2019: 255 offences March 2019: 303 offences April 2019: 316 offences May 2019: 335 offences June 2019: 264 offences July 2019: 280 offences August 2019: 257 offences September 2019: 286 offences October 2019: 279 offences November 2019: 312 offences December 2019: 260 offences January 2020: 250 offences February 2020: 307 offences March 2020: 233 offences April 2020: 153 offences May 2020: 173 offences June 2020: 185 offences July 2020: 219 offences August 2020: 216 offences September 2020: 193 offences October 2020: 235 offences November 2020: 228 offences December 2020: 205 offences January 2021: 185 offences February 2021: 139 offences March 2021: 175 offences April 2021: 192 offences May 2021: 220 offences June 2021: 232 offences July 2021: 217 offences August 2021: 216 offences September 2021: 246 offences October 2021: 285 offences November 2021: 277 offences December 2021: 258 offences January 2022: 238 offences February 2022: 237 offences March 2022: 261 offences April 2022: 253 offences May 2022: 264 offences June 2022: 263 offences July 2022: 222 offences August 2022: 279 offences September 2022: 268 offences October 2022: 262 offences November 2022: 270 offences December 2022: 247 offences January 2023: 237 offences February 2023: 216 offences March 2023: 281 offences April 2023: 250 offences May 2023: 255 offences June 2023: 259 offences July 2023: 277 offences August 2023: 282 offences September 2023: 258 offences October 2023: 279 offences November 2023: 293 offences December 2023: 248 offences January 2024: 219 offences February 2024: 222 offences March 2024: 246 offences April 2024: 217 offences May 2024: 219 offences June 2024: 284 offences July 2024: 222 offences August 2024: 204 offences September 2024: 193 offences October 2024: 174 offences November 2024: 193 offences December 2024: 225 offences January 2025: 203 offences February 2025: 194 offences March 2025: 218 offences April 2025: 176 offences May 2025: 210 offences June 2025: 206 offences July 2025: 193 offences August 2025: 217 offences September 2025: 152 offences October 2025: 218 offences November 2025: 192 offences December 2025: 187 offences January 2026: 198 offences February 2026: 167 offences March 2026: 181 offences April 2026: 192 offences May 2026: 206 offences June 2026: 177 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 10,344 (partial) — — June 2012 3,927 11.3 2012 June 2013 900 2.6 2013 June 2014 418 1.2 2014 June 2015 557 1.6 2015 June 2016 609 1.7 2016 June 2017 733 2.1 2017 June 2018 662 1.9 2018 June 2019 694 1.9 2019 June 2020 635 1.8 2020 June 2021 559 1.6 2021 June 2022 576 1.6 2022 June 2023 589 1.6 2023 June 2024 683 1.8 2024 June 2025 947 2.5 2025 June 2026 852 2.2 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
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 Burglary 1,238 offences 3.2per 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 other theft rate · All recorded crime in Cardiff