Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Gam area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Gam (CF15 9QA) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower than the Ely average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Gam (CF15 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Bronllwyn. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Gam area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ty N-Y-Coed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Maes-Y-Sarn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronllwyn —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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