Total Crime Rate

212.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 212.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Glyndwr Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glyndwr Road (CF5 4EE) in the last 12 months was 212.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher than the Ely average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glyndwr Road (CF5 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Courtis Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glyndwr Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glyndwr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadvan Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cadvan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cadvan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadvan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Jackson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanway Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregaron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadvan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cadvan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Courtis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vervain Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Courtis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Courtis Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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