Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 4LX
How much crime is recorded in CF5 4LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ely East
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
CF5 4LXCardiff
How safe is CF5 4LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 82.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 4LX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
82.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF5 4LXNational
Violence and sexual offences69.023.6
Anti-social behaviour25.910.7
Public order16.84.6
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Burglary11.19.1
Other theft7.24.5
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Drugs5.72.4
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.