Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 133.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.6 7/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Penbury Court area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pentyrch and St Fagans , and the 230th 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 Penbury Court (CF15 8LU) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 180.7% higher than the Pentyrch and St Fagans average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penbury Court (CF15 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gelynis Terrace North, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Ysgallen (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penbury Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gelynis Terrace North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelynis Terrace North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gelynis Terrace North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Ysgallen Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gelynis Terrace North Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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