Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pen Y Dre area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Heath , and the 496th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 11.7% lower than the Heath average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Dre (CF14 6EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curlew Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitchurch (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Dre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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