Plasnewydd 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: 54% here, compared with 24% across Cardiff (29.3 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 a degree or equivalent: 47.2% here, compared with 40% across Cardiff (7.2 percentage points higher).
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.
People aged 65 or over: 7.4% here, compared with 14.5% across Cardiff (7 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 Plasnewydd ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,116 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,998 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Plasnewydd 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: 164 mapped crimes in September 2024; 200 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 · Plasnewydd
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
164
22
October 2024
191
27
November 2024
151
21
December 2024
138
20
January 2025
173
17
February 2025
157
5
March 2025
173
13
April 2025
156
21
May 2025
147
23
June 2025
169
28
July 2025
186
30
August 2025
193
19
September 2025
187
15
October 2025
169
25
November 2025
162
26
December 2025
154
22
January 2026
134
19
February 2026
164
17
March 2026
161
18
April 2026
175
19
May 2026
195
15
June 2026
205
16
July 2026
210
25
August 2026
200
36
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Plasnewydd
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
706
shoplifting
282
vehicle crime
264
public order
210
criminal damage arson
164
other theft
149
burglary
100
drugs
72
bicycle theft
48
other crime
39
robbery
35
possession of weapons
30
theft from the person
17
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.
