Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 175.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 27 local areas in Pentwyn , and the 165th 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 The Hawthorns (CF23 7AT) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 142.8% higher than the Pentwyn average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hawthorns (CF23 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near The Hawthorns. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 42 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llwyn Castan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Pinwydden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Castan
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llwyn Castan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Hawthorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hollybush Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairview Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Castan Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Llwyn Castan Under investigation

Data Sources

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