Pontcanna
Middle areaNorth Cardiff. 6,465 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 44% of people in Pontcanna live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pontcanna
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontcanna at a rate of 167.2 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 | 265 |
| Other crime | 228 |
| Vehicle crime | 200 |
| Shoplifting | 130 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 85 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
| Burglary | 60 |
| Robbery | 35 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pontcanna compares
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Is Pontcanna safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontcanna at a rate of 167.2 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, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pontcanna.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (265), other crime (228) and vehicle crime (200).
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 Pontcanna alone. See Cardiff
Pontcanna in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pontcanna was £332,500 in 2025.
Pontcanna had 6,295 usual residents at the census.
About 44% of people in Pontcanna live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pontcanna, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.