Crime Rates at Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff, CF5 5BY

Cowbridge Road West area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Cowbridge Road West (CF5 5BY) in the last 12 months was 456.9 per 1,000 residents and was 297.8% higher than the Ely average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road West (CF5 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porthcawl Road, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addison Crescent (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.