Total Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bronwydd Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bronwydd Avenue (CF23 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Penylan average (86.7 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bronwydd Avenue (CF23 5JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Retreat, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carisbrooke Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penylan Oval | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyncoed Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penylan Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penylan Oval | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Retreat | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ty-Gwyn Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyncoed Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pen-Y-Lan Terrace | Under investigation |
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