Crime Rates at Pentland Close, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5BB

Pentland Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 130th 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 Pentland Close (CF14 5BB) in the last 12 months was 206.1 per 1,000 residents and was 444.1% higher than the Cyncoed average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 175.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentland Close (CF14 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.