Crime Rate in Ely, ward

Ely has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 1207th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ely in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Cardiff district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ely’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 716 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 972 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ely ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cymric Close, with 79 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Courtis Road (44 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.