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

Cymric Close 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 Cymric Close (CF5 4GR) 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 Cymric Close (CF5 4GR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cymric Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amroth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fonmon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fonmon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cymric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pendine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ronald Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penygarn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Muston Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Muston Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maureen Avenue 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cymric Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cymric Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cymric Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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