Cathays 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?
Homes rented privately: 72% here, compared with 24% across Cardiff (47.5 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 4.5% here, compared with 16.3% across Cardiff (11.8 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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.
People aged 65 or over: 3.4% here, compared with 14.5% across Cardiff (11.1 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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 Cathays ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
6,531 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 6,151 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Cathays 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: 574 mapped crimes in September 2024; 671 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 · Cathays
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
574
78
October 2024
534
64
November 2024
537
99
December 2024
545
80
January 2025
474
70
February 2025
498
80
March 2025
520
78
April 2025
530
89
May 2025
484
71
June 2025
522
63
July 2025
463
75
August 2025
470
56
September 2025
468
49
October 2025
565
69
November 2025
611
50
December 2025
549
44
January 2026
424
36
February 2026
493
39
March 2026
480
66
April 2026
502
81
May 2026
562
66
June 2026
563
92
July 2026
643
77
August 2026
671
92
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Cathays
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
2,277
shoplifting
1,435
public order
648
other theft
411
vehicle crime
373
criminal damage arson
353
bicycle theft
292
drugs
195
theft from the person
167
robbery
135
burglary
130
possession of weapons
58
other crime
57
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.
