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Grangetown: your area

Grangetown 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: 38% here, compared with 24% across Cardiff (13.7 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.

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People aged 65 or over: 9% here, compared with 14.5% across Cardiff (5.5 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.

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A proposed response →

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.5% here, compared with 16.3% across Cardiff (4.1 percentage points higher).

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.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

9%

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,875 out of 20,818.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.1%

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,272 out of 20,818.

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People counted in the census

20,818

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

20,818 out of 20,818.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

41.2%

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

6,916 out of 16,796.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.9%

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

4,469 out of 8,784.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

20.2%

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,778 out of 8,784.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

20.5%

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,435 out of 16,796.

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Homes rented privately

38%

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,340 out of 8,783.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

16%

21 March 2021 · Grangetown ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,417 out of 8,783.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Grangetown ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,060 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,188 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Grangetown 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: 199 mapped crimes in September 2024; 179 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Grangetown
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202419921
October 202417336
November 202417321
December 202414830
January 202516421
February 202518519
March 202520936
April 202520723
May 202520527
June 202517031
July 202517129
August 202518433
September 202516430
October 202517023
November 202519720
December 202519417
January 202614522
February 202616420
March 202616823
April 202617925
May 202616423
June 202615918
July 202617725
August 202617927
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Grangetown
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime664
vehicle crime290
public order223
criminal damage arson204
shoplifting178
other theft139
burglary98
drugs86
bicycle theft60
other crime53
robbery30
possession of weapons18
theft from the person17
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.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →