Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Groes Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Heath , and the 338th 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 Pen Y Groes Avenue (CF14 4SP) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher than the Heath average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Groes Avenue (CF14 4SP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Groes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Mograig —
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasker Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Watkins Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Iscoed Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glas Efail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glas Efail Under investigation
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Data Sources

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