--- entity_id: city:uk:geonames:2653822 entity_type: city name: Cardiff country_code: UK country: United Kingdom slug: cardiff canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/cardiff/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/cardiff.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/cardiff.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/uk/cardiff snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 8 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/cardiff/ citation_title: "Cardiff, United Kingdom: jobs, safety" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Cardiff Cardiff is one of the cities recorded in the United Kingdom. ## Mobility Cardiff's nearest airport was CWL, 15 km away and offered 20 direct destinations. ## Safety Cardiff's crime rate stood at 9,378.5 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.3 % | city | 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-27 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 9,379 offences per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 41 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] | | School Count | `school_count` | 52 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Universities | `universities_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 20 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 15 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | CWL | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Public employment service - [Jobcentre Plus](https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus) — Job Search, Unemployment Claim This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Cardiff when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United Kingdom country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-kingdom/). ## Sources 1. www.nomisweb.co.uk — Official source — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_17_5.data.csv?geography=W06000015&time=latest&variable=83&measures=20599 2. Office for National Statistics — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables 3. Welsh Government (My Local School) — Official source — https://mylocalschool.gov.wales/ 4. Medr (Wales) — Official source — https://www.medr.cymru/en/register-of-higher-education-providers/ 5. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 6. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Cardiff, United Kingdom: jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/cardiff/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cardiff-united-kingdom-jobs-safety_34847c4313e4, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Cardiff, United Kingdom: jobs, safety}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/cardiff/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Cardiff, United Kingdom: jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/cardiff/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/cardiff/ - Title: Cardiff, United Kingdom: jobs, safety - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/cardiff/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/cardiff.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/cardiff.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/uk/cardiff - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json