Whitchurch and Tongwynlais 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: 11% here, compared with 24% across Cardiff (12.8 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.
People aged 65 or over: 22.5% here, compared with 14.5% across Cardiff (8 percentage points higher).
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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 46.2% here, compared with 40% across Cardiff (6.2 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.
Police-recorded locations for Whitchurch and Tongwynlais ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,018 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 997 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais 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: 95 mapped crimes in September 2024; 95 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 · Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
95
12
October 2024
79
10
November 2024
79
9
December 2024
69
4
January 2025
66
10
February 2025
86
3
March 2025
98
8
April 2025
80
9
May 2025
103
7
June 2025
91
13
July 2025
83
18
August 2025
68
18
September 2025
96
13
October 2025
89
11
November 2025
96
7
December 2025
72
9
January 2026
70
8
February 2026
72
10
March 2026
63
7
April 2026
91
14
May 2026
89
8
June 2026
97
33
July 2026
88
43
August 2026
95
21
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
383
shoplifting
137
public order
134
criminal damage arson
113
vehicle crime
92
other theft
55
burglary
29
other crime
22
drugs
19
bicycle theft
11
robbery
9
possession of weapons
8
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.
