Total Crime Rate

227.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 227.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grand Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Grand Avenue (CF5 4QG) in the last 12 months was 227.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grand Avenue (CF5 4QG), the main crime hotspot is near Highbury Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Avenue area

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

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