Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 4NX
How much crime is recorded in CF5 4NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ely West
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,784 (2024)
CF5 4NXCardiff
How safe is CF5 4NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 4NX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 4NXNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Public order11.34.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.91.5
Burglary1.19.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.