Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Heath , and the 434th 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 6ER) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Dre (CF14 6ER), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Dre. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Dre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brocastle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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