Total Crime Rate

515.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 515.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 64.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Public order 49.0 10/10
  • Burglary 36.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
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 highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penarth Road (CF11 8TA) in the last 12 months was 515.5 per 1,000 residents and was 339.4% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 198.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penarth Road (CF11 8TA), the main crime hotspot is near Blaise Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangetown Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Langham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blaise Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grangetown Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grangetown Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grangetown Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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