Canton
Middle areaCentral Cardiff. 10,968 people in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Canton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Canton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canton at a rate of 96.6 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 | 329 |
| Other crime | 220 |
| Shoplifting | 137 |
| Vehicle crime | 118 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 84 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Canton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Canton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canton at a rate of 96.6 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, 90 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Canton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (329), other crime (220) and shoplifting (137).
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 Canton alone. See Cardiff
Canton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Canton was £295,000 in 2025.
Canton had 10,201 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Canton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Canton, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.