Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penarth Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 505th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penarth Road (CF1 7JU) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Grangetown average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penarth Road (CF1 7JU), the main crime hotspot is near Franklen Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penarth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary A4160 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Franklen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dinas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Franklen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stockland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coedcae Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Universal Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pentre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penhevad Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Penhevad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pentrebane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dinas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taffs Mead Embankment —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grange Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merches Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hafod Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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