Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF5 5DD
How much crime is recorded in CF5 5DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ely West
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
How safe is CF5 5DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF5 5DD 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
49.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 5DDNational
Violence and sexual offences39.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Burglary11.99.1
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Shoplifting10.98.4
Public order9.84.6
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.