Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 16th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 287th 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 3DR) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentrebane Drive (CF5 3DR), 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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