Total Crime Rate

136.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Greenfarm Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 241st 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 Greenfarm Close (CF5 4RR) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfarm Close (CF5 4RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brundall Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Farm Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfarm Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clos Lindsay 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 Wanderers Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mostyn 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

Data Sources

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