Crime Rates at Penhill Road, Cardiff, CF11 9SN

Penhill Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Riverside , and the 416th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Penhill Road (CF11 9SN) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Riverside average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhill Road (CF11 9SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iestyn Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairleigh Court (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.