Total Crime Rate

103.9 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Marcross Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 347th 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 Marcross Road (CF5 4RP) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marcross Road (CF5 4RP), the main crime hotspot is near Caerwent Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marcross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mostyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Drugs Macdonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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