Cathays South & Bute Park
Middle areaNorth east Cardiff. 13,923 people in 2.4 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Cathays South & Bute Park, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Cathays South & Bute Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cathays South & Bute Park at a rate of 483.3 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 | 2,096 |
| Shoplifting | 1,379 |
| Other crime | 1,369 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 724 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 293 |
| Vehicle crime | 283 |
| Drug offences | 173 |
| Theft from the person | 166 |
| Robbery | 130 |
| Burglary | 116 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cathays South & Bute Park compares
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Is Cathays South & Bute Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cathays South & Bute Park at a rate of 483.3 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, 712 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cathays South & Bute Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,096), shoplifting (1,379) and other crime (1,369).
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 Cathays South & Bute Park alone. See Cardiff
Cathays South & Bute Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cathays South & Bute Park was £160,000 in 2025.
Cathays South & Bute Park had 12,253 usual residents at the census.
In Cathays South & Bute Park, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Cathays South & Bute Park, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.