Caerau West
Middle areaWest Cardiff. 6,900 people in 1.5 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Caerau West, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Caerau West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caerau West at a rate of 109.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Cardiff.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 301 |
| Other crime | 149 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 92 |
| Shoplifting | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 75 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Caerau West compares
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Is Caerau West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caerau West at a rate of 109.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Cardiff.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Caerau West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (301), other crime (149) and anti-social behaviour (92).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cardiff
These figures are published for the whole of Cardiff, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cardiff and not Caerau West alone. See Cardiff
Caerau West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Caerau West was £240,000 in 2025.
Caerau West had 6,599 usual residents at the census.
In Caerau West, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Caerau West, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.