Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.4 6/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grand Avenue (CF5 4RD) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Ely average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grand Avenue (CF5 4RD), the main crime hotspot is near Snowden Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosswells Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caerwent Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Mostyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Macdonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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