Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Crossways Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crossways Road (CF5 4HL) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Ely average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossways Road (CF5 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porthcawl Road, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addison Crescent (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crossways Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fonmon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowbridge Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llanwern Road
Sep 2025Burglary Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llanwern Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crossways Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fonmon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hengoed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowbridge Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Addison Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowbridge Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowbridge Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wilson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowbridge Road West
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llandovery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Addison Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Howell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nottage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porthcawl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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