Crime Rates at Ellen Street, Cardiff, CF10 4AP

Ellen Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellen Street (CF10 4AP) in the last 12 months was 892.1 per 1,000 residents and was 257.0% higher than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 384.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 286.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellen Street (CF10 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 368 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyndall Street (88 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.