Total Crime Rate

474.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 474.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.1 10/10
  • Public order 55.3 10/10
  • Other crime 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Davids Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,028 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 St Davids Crescent (CF5 4GQ) in the last 12 months was 474.7 per 1,000 residents and was 291.1% higher than the Ely average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 188.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Davids Crescent (CF5 4GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cymric Close. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Davids Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amroth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plymouth Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Plymouth Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teifi Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Narberth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plymouth Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Plymouth Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fonmon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cymric Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Cymric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cymric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cymric Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cymric Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cymric Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fonmon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llandow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charteris Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charteris Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penygarn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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