Pontprennau and Old St Mellons 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: 47.4% here, compared with 40% across Cardiff (7.4 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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.6% here, compared with 19.4% across Cardiff (6.9 percentage points lower).
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.
Homes rented privately: 18% here, compared with 24% across Cardiff (6.7 percentage points lower).
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.
Police-recorded locations for Pontprennau and Old St Mellons ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
665 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 811 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Pontprennau and Old St Mellons 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: 44 mapped crimes in September 2024; 79 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 · Pontprennau and Old St Mellons
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
44
11
October 2024
67
12
November 2024
52
11
December 2024
81
9
January 2025
66
4
February 2025
96
10
March 2025
78
11
April 2025
56
7
May 2025
81
29
June 2025
54
13
July 2025
69
12
August 2025
67
8
September 2025
48
11
October 2025
51
6
November 2025
45
7
December 2025
42
2
January 2026
46
8
February 2026
44
4
March 2026
65
6
April 2026
41
6
May 2026
63
7
June 2026
60
13
July 2026
81
17
August 2026
79
32
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Pontprennau and Old St Mellons
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
240
public order
122
shoplifting
82
criminal damage arson
69
other theft
40
vehicle crime
26
other crime
20
burglary
19
drugs
15
robbery
12
possession of weapons
11
bicycle theft
5
theft from the person
4
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.