Where to stay in Cardiff

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟢 Official crime data · South Wales Police, data.police.uk Day and night here are split by offence type, not by clock time: the police feed records no time of day, so “by day” weights shoplifting, theft and burglary and “at night” weights violence, robbery and anti-social behaviour. An area with a busy high street and quiet evenings can therefore read worse by day, and that is the offence mix, not a count of incidents seen at each hour. Each area page shows the figures behind both. Methodology →

For a short stay in Cardiff: Cathays and Cyncoed. One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

For a first visit Cathays

Higher caution advisedday Higher caution advisednight

4 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit: the rating is driven by shoplifting during the day and violence after dark, counted as a rate against the 21,821 people registered as living here rather than the far larger number who pass through. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in Cathays →

With family · Best rated overall Cyncoed

Relatively saferday Relatively safernight

1 park within reach, and nothing here turns into a nightlife strip after dark. Find a place in Cyncoed →

Compare all 28 wards

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

Area	Day	Night	Sights	Book
Cathays	Higher caution advised	Higher caution advised	6	Book →
Butetown	Higher caution advised	Higher caution advised	4	Book →
Adamsdown	Higher caution advised	Higher caution advised		Book →
Riverside	Higher caution advised	Higher caution advised		Book →
Caerau	Average	Higher caution advised		Book →
Plasnewydd	Higher caution advised	Average		Book →
Canton	Higher caution advised	Relatively safer		Book →
Ely	Relatively safer	Higher caution advised		Book →
Grangetown	Average	Average		Book →
Splott	Average	Average		Book →
Gabalfa	Average	Relatively safer		Book →
Penylan	Average	Relatively safer		Book →
Fairwater	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
Llandaff North	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
Llanishen	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
Llanrumney	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
Pentwyn	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
Trowbridge	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
Cyncoed	Relatively safer	Relatively safer	1	Book →
Llandaff	Relatively safer	Relatively safer	1	Book →
Heath	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Lisvane and Thornhill	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Pentyrch and St Fagans	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Pontprennau and Old St Mellons	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Radyr	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Rhiwbina	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Rumney	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →