Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pentrebane Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Pentrebane Drive (CF5 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentrebane Drive (CF5 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pentrebane Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentrebane Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerwood Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Summerwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Summerwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetops Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentrebane Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentrebane Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pentrebane Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetops Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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