Crime Rates at Mill Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4AG

Mill Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Caerau , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Road (CF5 4AG) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Caerau average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (CF5 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollycroft Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.