Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Nant Y Drope area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nant Y Drope (CF5 4UF) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nant Y Drope (CF5 4UF), 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 Nant Y Drope area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falconwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cresta Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coed Arhyd Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Cresta Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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