Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highmead Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 474th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highmead Road (CF5 4GX) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highmead Road (CF5 4GX), the main crime hotspot is near Cymric Close. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highmead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Addison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Narberth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Narberth Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aberthaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Red House Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Davids Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narberth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ty-Cefn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highmead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narberth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonmon Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cymric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cymric Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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