Total Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borrowdale Close area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Borrowdale Close (CF23 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 5.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Borrowdale Close (CF23 5LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pant Yr Wyn, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penylan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pant Yr Wyn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pant Yr Wyn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ffordd Bodlyn | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tŷ Gwyn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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