Crime Rates at Highbury Road, Cardiff, CF5 4LS

Highbury Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 226th 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 Highbury Road (CF5 4LS) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Road (CF5 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowbridge Road West, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtis Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.