Total Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wasdale 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 Wasdale Close (CF23 5NY) 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 Wasdale Close (CF23 5NY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wasdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pant Yr Wyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pant Yr Wyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tŷ Gwyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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