Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 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 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 368th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penarth Road (CF11 6FR) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Grangetown average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penarth Road (CF11 6FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Machen Street, where police recorded 59 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 (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Universal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Fagan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangetown Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangetown Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangetown Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grangetown Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grangetown Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penarth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentrebane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentrebane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Machen Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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