Crime Rate in Pentwyn, ward

Pentwyn has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 3086th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pentwyn in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Cardiff district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pentwyn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 476 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 638 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pentwyn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Chapel Wood. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.