Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 68.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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
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

Cwrt Y Cadno area has the 30th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cwrt Y Cadno (CF5 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Ely average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cwrt Y Cadno (CF5 4PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Michaelston Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falconwood Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cwrt Y Cadno area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michaelston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michaelston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falconwood Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longreach Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barnwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon-Werdd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michaelston Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Michaelston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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