Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.4 6/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Macdonald Place area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Macdonald Place (CF5 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Ely average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Place (CF5 4NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Snowden Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Macdonald Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenoaks Road —
Sep 2025Public order Carling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mostyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Penmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Macdonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Deere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerwent Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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