Crime Rate in Ely, ward

Ely has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 1108th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ely in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher than the Cardiff district average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ely’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 722 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 124.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 960 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ely ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cymric Close, with 103 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Courtis Road (52 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.