Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Dre area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Heath , and the 473rd lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Dre (CF14 6EN) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Heath average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Dre (CF14 6EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitchurch, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foreland Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rhiwbina| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitchurch | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Curlew Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitchurch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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