Total Crime Rate

232.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 232.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Hawthorns area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pentwyn , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,028 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 The Hawthorns (CF23 7AR) in the last 12 months was 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 170.7% higher than the Pentwyn average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 159.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hawthorns (CF23 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near The Hawthorns. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Hawthorns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wern Goch East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wern Goch East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
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Data Sources

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