Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penstone Court area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 430th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penstone Court (CF10 5NL) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Butetown average (235.3 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penstone Court (CF10 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 373 crimes here, including 221 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penstone Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Embankment Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hunter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taff Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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