Total Crime Rate

171.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pen Y Bryn Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Gabalfa , and the 171st highest crime rate of 1,013 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 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the Gabalfa average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% 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 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Bryn Place (35 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfoundland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Africa Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llys Tal-Y-Bont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laytonia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laytonia Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Laytonia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Flint Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quentin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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