Crime Rates at Wheatley Road, Cardiff, CF5 4LW

Wheatley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Wheatley Road (CF5 4LW) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Road (CF5 4LW), 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.