Total Crime Rate
112.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Archer Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 291st 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 4FU) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Archer Road (CF5 4FU), 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.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Illtyd Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cadvan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Courtis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jackson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadvan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cadvan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cadvan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cadvan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Courtis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadvan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Courtis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Illtyd Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tregaron Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glyndwr Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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