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Creigiau

Creigiau is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,500. It has 1 school, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Pontyclun, 4.6 km away. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Creigiau area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Cardiff area is more deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 362,308 residents at roughly 2,571 people per km².

Council
Cardiff
County
South Glamorgan
Constituency
Cardiff West
Police force
South Wales

Weather

17°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 21° / 16° · 88% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:34

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

21 reported · July 2026 110% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences10
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order3
  • Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Pentyrch and St. Fagans · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Road Safety & Speeding
  • Anti-Social Behaviour

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

240 reported road collisions (2024)

25 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

30 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 26 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Pontyclun (4.6 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Pontyclun (4.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£270,094 average 2.1% YoY

Across Cardiff · to 2026-06

Detached£516,676
Semi-detached£321,684
Terraced£259,638
Flat£159,783

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,169 average monthly rent 3.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £902
  • 2 bed £1,078
  • 3 bed £1,203

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (7.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (8.9 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Moto Cardiff West Services (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

362,308 residents in Cardiff · 2,571/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 67%
  • 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Wales

18% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 28% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band D (22% of 166,780)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Care & health services

1 CQC-registered services

  • GP practices1

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cardiff

Your MP

Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

Labour

Cardiff West

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

15,230 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised · £57,099 avg

e.g. Become a Programming Tutor in Creigiau – Flexible & Remote, Veterinary Surgeon - Cardiff, Online Programming Tutoring Job in Creigiau – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£712 median full-time weekly pay

3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,059 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 191,815 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

18% low-carbon electricity

Gas 82% · Wind 15% · Nuclear 3%

323 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.2
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday7.1
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cardiff West:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Creigiau · 0.1 km

    Creigiau is a dormitory settlement in the north-west of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The village currently has about 1,500 houses and a population of approximately 5,000 people. Prior to 2022, the Cardiff electoral…

  • Creigiau railway station · 0.3 km

    Creigiau railway station was a railway station in Creigiau in south Wales. It was on the Barry Railway between Efail Isaf and Wenvoe, which ran broadly north–south through Creigiau. To the east of the station, a secon…

  • Castell-y-mynach · 0.3 km

    Castell-y-mynach, is a 15th century manor house in Creigiau, Cardiff, Wales. One of the largest late-medieval houses in Glamorgan, it is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Groes-faen · 1.1 km

    Groes-faen is a village approximately three miles south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is in the historic county of Glamorgan.

  • Brofiscin Quarry · 1.2 km

    Brofiscin Quarry is a disused limestone quarry in Groes-faen, near Llantrisant in South Wales. It was used for about seven years for the dumping of toxic waste including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and was cappe…

  • Craig-y-parc House · 1.6 km

    Craig-y-parc House is a country house in Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales. Dating from 1914 to 1918, it was built for Thomas Evans, a colliery owner, by Charles Edward Mallows. The house reputedly cost £100,000. Craig-y-parc…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Creigiau?
Creigiau is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Cardiff local authority.
How deprived is Creigiau?
The Cardiff local authority, which includes Creigiau, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.