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Explore CF5 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Downs within CF5; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
24
Nearby establishment records
44
Primary nearby
0
Secondary nearby
0

All establishment records

1-20 of 44 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Glan Ely High School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 4SX, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • The Ely and Caerau Children Centre - Michaelstone Community College

    Local authority nursery school

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    Phase and ages
    Nursery, ages 3-5
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 15 March 2007
    Location
    CF5 4SX, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • The Ely and Caerau Children Centre - Michaelstone Community College

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 19 July 2006
    Location
    CF5 4SX, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 4SZ, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Ely and Caerau Children's Centre

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 26 October 2006
    Location
    CF5 4SX, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Michaelston Community College

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2003 · Closed 31 August 2017
    Location
    CF5 4SX, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 6SG, 1.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Mary Immaculate R.C. High School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 5QZ, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Gwenfo C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 6AN, 2.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Hywel Dda Infant School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 4PD, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Hywel Dda Junior School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 4PD, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Cwrt-Yr-Ala Junior School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 2010
    Location
    CF5 5QN, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Caerau Infant School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 2010
    Location
    CF5 5QZ, 2.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Caerau Nursery School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 2010
    Location
    CF5 5QZ, 2.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Francis RC Infant School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 4JL, 2.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Francis V.A. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 9 September 2004
    Location
    CF5 4JL, 2.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Francis RC Junior School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 4JT, 2.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Windsor Clive Junior School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 4HX, 2.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Windsor Clive Infant School

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 4HX, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Peterston Super Ely C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CF5 6LP, 3.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
38
Records within 1 mile
373
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Downs

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Downs.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 202520
August 202525
September 202537
October 202527
November 202538
December 202530
January 202631
February 202621
March 202637
April 202632
May 202637
June 202638
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 202638Shoplifting12
May 202637Violence and sexual offences13
April 202632Shoplifting9
March 202637Shoplifting15
February 202621Shoplifting10
January 202631Shoplifting13
December 202530Shoplifting13
November 202538Shoplifting19
October 202527Shoplifting10
September 202537Shoplifting22
August 202525Shoplifting9
July 202520Shoplifting9

Every published record

1-25 of 373

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Copthorne Way

    Vale of Glamorgan 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near A4050

    Vale of Glamorgan 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Shopping Area

    Vale of Glamorgan 003D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Shopping Area

    Vale of Glamorgan 003D

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Heol Collen

    Vale of Glamorgan 003D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Heol Collen

    Vale of Glamorgan 003D

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Copthorne Way

    Vale of Glamorgan 003D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Gwern Close

    Vale of Glamorgan 003D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Greenwood Close

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near St Lythans Road

    Vale of Glamorgan 003C

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Petrol Station

    Vale of Glamorgan 003A

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Vale of Glamorgan 003A

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Petrol Station

    Vale of Glamorgan 003A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Vale of Glamorgan 003A

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Culverhouse Cross

    Vale of Glamorgan 003A

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Vale of Glamorgan 003A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Place details

Place type
Village
Postcode district
CF5
Country
Wales

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
51.46232, -3.28682
Wider geography
Wales

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
Bro Morgannwg
W06000014

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Downs and whose postcode is in CF5. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

Published establishments

24 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Fagans C.I.W. Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

373 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 149 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.