Caerau ward · Cardiff. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 18.5% here, compared with 40% across Cardiff (21.5 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 35% here, compared with 17% across Cardiff (18.3 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 35% here, compared with 19.4% across Cardiff (15.6 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Caerau ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,463 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,380 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Caerau ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 95 mapped crimes in September 2024; 129 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Caerau
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
95
9
October 2024
117
30
November 2024
105
47
December 2024
113
44
January 2025
111
53
February 2025
106
38
March 2025
139
38
April 2025
126
28
May 2025
99
20
June 2025
130
37
July 2025
110
26
August 2025
129
23
September 2025
90
17
October 2025
131
35
November 2025
104
17
December 2025
106
9
January 2026
103
17
February 2026
134
10
March 2026
134
16
April 2026
155
14
May 2026
127
23
June 2026
103
23
July 2026
147
30
August 2026
129
26
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Caerau
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
617
public order
195
shoplifting
183
criminal damage arson
131
other theft
84
drugs
64
vehicle crime
62
burglary
41
other crime
31
possession of weapons
23
robbery
13
bicycle theft
12
theft from the person
7
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.