Total Crime Rate

183.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 183.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Greenfarm Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Greenfarm Road (CF5 4RG) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfarm Road (CF5 4RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Farm Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haig Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfarm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Other theft Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macdonald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Tan Y Ffarm Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Tan Y Ffarm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Tan Y Ffarm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Deere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Culver Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Macdonald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Culver Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penmark Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Penmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cambria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Roberts Under investigation

Data Sources

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