Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pentland Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 198th 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 Pentland Close (CF14 5BB) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 316.5% higher than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentland Close (CF14 5BB), 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 Pentland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Watkins Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Malvern Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasker Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Mograig —
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Data Sources

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