Crime Rates at Archer Road, Cardiff, CF5 4FR

Archer Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 381st 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 Archer Road (CF5 4FR) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Road (CF5 4FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ty-Cefn Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red Brink Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.