Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenwood Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 244th 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 Kenwood Road (CF5 4PP) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenwood Road (CF5 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Courtis Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kenwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Caerwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Courtis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Snowden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Forge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregaron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jackson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Courtis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macdonald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vervain Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Deere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Courtis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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