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Rumney

Middle area

North east Cardiff. 5,900 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Rumney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£259,000
Joint 2,892nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,799
Joint 2,511th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rumney

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rumney at a rate of 66.4 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences134
Other crime67
Vehicle crime63
Anti-social behaviour35
Criminal damage and arson32
Shoplifting32
Burglary15
Drug offences9
Robbery4
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rumney compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

RumneyMiddle
Median sale price48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from £160,000 to £557,500. The middle area is £269,000. Rumney is £259,000.
£259,00023rd cheapest
Population48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 5,697 to 12,253. The middle area is 7,156. Rumney is 5,799.
5,7993rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 78.5%. Rumney is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Cardiff · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 77.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.0%. Rumney is 97.7%.
97.7%joint 17th highest

Is Rumney safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rumney at a rate of 66.4 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, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rumney.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (134), other crime (67) and vehicle crime (63).

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 Rumney alone. See Cardiff

Average house price
£272,443
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,946
121st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 168th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
381,516
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Rumney in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rumney was £259,000 in 2025.

Rumney had 5,799 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Rumney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rumney, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.