Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 4SW
How much crime is recorded in CF5 4SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ely West
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,278 (2024)
CF5 4SWCardiff
How safe is CF5 4SW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 4SW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 4SWNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Other crime6.61.5
Shoplifting5.68.4
Public order4.74.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.84.5
Burglary1.89.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.