Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Michaelston Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ely , and the 285th 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 Michaelston Road (CF5 6XD) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Michaelston Road (CF5 6XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Michaelston Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falconwood Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Michaelston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michaelston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michaelston Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longreach Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falconwood Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Barnwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon-Werdd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michaelston Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Michaelston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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