Total Crime Rate

134.2 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 134.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.6 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Great House Rise area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 249th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great House Rise (CF5 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Ely average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 183.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great House Rise (CF5 4RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Falconwood Drive. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great House Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Michaelston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cresta Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos-Y-Cwarra Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falconwood Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falconwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falconwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cresta Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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