Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penarth Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 443rd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penarth Road (CF1 7JU) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Grangetown average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penarth Road (CF1 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentre Place, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Franklen Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penarth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coedcae Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Universal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pentre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coedcae Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blaenclydach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaenclydach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blaenclydach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentrebane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentrebane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanbradach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llanbradach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penhevad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 41

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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