Grangetown South
Middle areaCentral Cardiff. 7,224 people in 1.9 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Grangetown South, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Grangetown South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Grangetown South at a rate of 121.4 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 | 280 |
| Other crime | 181 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 108 |
| Vehicle crime | 102 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 74 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Drug offences | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 32 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Grangetown South compares
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Is Grangetown South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Grangetown South at a rate of 121.4 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, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Grangetown South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (280), other crime (181) and anti-social behaviour (108).
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 Grangetown South alone. See Cardiff
Grangetown South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Grangetown South was £250,000 in 2025.
Grangetown South had 6,874 usual residents at the census.
In Grangetown South, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Grangetown South, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.