Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Graig area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Rhiwbina , and the 71st 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 Graig (CF14 6SU) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Rhiwbina average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Graig (CF14 6SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wenallt Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos-Mabon (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenallt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heol Uchaf | Under investigation |
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