Total Crime Rate
222.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
134.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penlline Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 104th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Penlline Road (CF14 2AA) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 274.9% higher than the Whitchurch and Tongwynlais average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penlline Road (CF14 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penlline Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penlline Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clos Treoda | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rialto Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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