Total Crime Rate
175.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The 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.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Llwyn Castan | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Pinwydden | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Llwyn Castan | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Llwyn Castan | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Hawthorns | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybush Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hollybush Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairview Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llwyn Castan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Llwyn Castan | Under investigation |
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