Roath
Middle areaNorth east Cardiff. 8,011 people in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 60% of people in Roath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Roath
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Roath at a rate of 112.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 255 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 196 |
| Other crime | 159 |
| Vehicle crime | 83 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 58 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Roath compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Roath safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Roath at a rate of 112.2 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, 89 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Roath.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (255), violence and sexual offences (196) and other crime (159).
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 Roath alone. See Cardiff
Roath in brief
The median price paid for a home in Roath was £270,000 in 2025.
Roath had 7,516 usual residents at the census.
About 60% of people in Roath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Roath, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.