Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whinberry Way area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 489th lowest 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 Whinberry Way (CF5 4QU) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whinberry Way (CF5 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near Snowden Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jackson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caerwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Macdonald Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Caerwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Snowden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vervain Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meyrick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wanderers Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Macdonald Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mostyn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parker Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon-Werdd Close | Under investigation |
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