Crime Rate in Penylan, ward

Penylan has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 2230th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penylan in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Cardiff district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penylan’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 275 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -29.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 429 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penylan ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Southminster Road. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.