Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Snowden Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 308th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Snowden Road (CF5 4PU) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Ely average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowden Road (CF5 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Jackson Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Snowden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerwent Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosswells Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenoaks Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Macdonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Deere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Penmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mostyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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