Total Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Trem Y Rhyd area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Trem Y Rhyd (CF5 6FT) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Ely average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Trem Y Rhyd (CF5 6FT), the main crime hotspot is near Llantrisant Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coedlan Y Trenshys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lôn Y Goetre Fach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llantrisant Road | Under investigation |
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