Total Crime Rate
97.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Ely , and the 376th 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 This (CF5 6FH) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Ely average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CF5 6FH, 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.
View Crime In Ely| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Michaelston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cresta Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cresta Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Fagans Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Falconwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Falconwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Falconwood Drive | Local resolution |
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