Gabalfa 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: 42% here, compared with 24% across Cardiff (17.3 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: 8.1% here, compared with 16.3% across Cardiff (8.3 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: 6.3% here, compared with 14.5% across Cardiff (8.2 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 Gabalfa ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
882 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 736 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Gabalfa 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: 74 mapped crimes in September 2024; 90 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 · Gabalfa
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
74
6
October 2024
61
3
November 2024
45
4
December 2024
54
4
January 2025
58
2
February 2025
68
0
March 2025
60
4
April 2025
65
6
May 2025
74
6
June 2025
49
4
July 2025
72
7
August 2025
56
5
September 2025
73
2
October 2025
93
3
November 2025
80
3
December 2025
56
1
January 2026
57
6
February 2026
41
9
March 2026
64
5
April 2026
84
7
May 2026
84
4
June 2026
67
8
July 2026
93
12
August 2026
90
9
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Gabalfa
Category
Mapped crimes
shoplifting
232
violent crime
211
vehicle crime
104
criminal damage arson
82
public order
76
bicycle theft
47
other theft
39
burglary
23
robbery
23
other crime
14
possession of weapons
13
drugs
12
theft from the person
6
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.
