Total Crime Rate

168.3 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 168.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pen Y Bryn Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Bryn Way (CF14 3LE) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% higher than the Gabalfa average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 503.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Bryn Way (CF14 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkfield Place, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Bryn Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Bryn Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A470 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llys Tal-Y-Bont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mark'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castlefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Margam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Bryn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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