Cardiff Bay
Middle areaEast Cardiff. 8,247 people in 6.5 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Cardiff Bay, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Cardiff Bay
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cardiff Bay at a rate of 158.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 277 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 275 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 267 |
| Shoplifting | 203 |
| Vehicle crime | 106 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 83 |
| Burglary | 43 |
| Drug offences | 31 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cardiff Bay compares
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Is Cardiff Bay safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cardiff Bay at a rate of 158.7 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, 155 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cardiff Bay.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (277), violence and sexual offences (275) and anti-social behaviour (267).
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 Cardiff Bay alone. See Cardiff
Cardiff Bay in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cardiff Bay was £170,000 in 2025.
Cardiff Bay had 7,388 usual residents at the census.
In Cardiff Bay, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Cardiff Bay, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.