Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Penlline Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais , and the 135th 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 Penlline Road (CF14 2AD) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 230.1% higher than the Whitchurch and Tongwynlais average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlline Road (CF14 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Park View Court. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penlline Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Penlline Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penlline Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penlline Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelston Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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