South Wales Police 

The average statistics for car crime in south Wales portray it as one of the worst districts in the country; however, like much of Wales, the numbers are distorted due to a combination of a low concentration of car ownership and couple of high crime areas.

The worst area for car crime in south wales by some margin is east Cardiff, with 859 offences recorded per 10,000 cars. Our crime map shows high car crime off Newport Road and around Moorland Park, while Cardiff city centre also shows a number of hotspots, with 600 incidents recorded between 2011-2012.

Central Swansea reported 375 comparative offences, which makes its city centre 37 per cent safer for cars in comparison to Cardiff.

The safest area for car crime in South Wales is the postcode SA9, with 33 offences per 10,000 cars, which encompasses much of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The safest town was Cowbridge, which recorded just 37 comparative car crimes.

Although South Wales Police didn’t supply any data on make or model of the vehicles involved in the region’s car crime, we were able to ascertain that criminal damage accounts for 40 per cent of all offences, while theft from a vehicle made up 47 per cent of all incidents. 

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