Total Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bryn Pinwydden area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pentwyn , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bryn Pinwydden (CF23 7DF) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ).
In the area around Bryn Pinwydden (CF23 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentwyn Drive, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waun Fach (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pentwyn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Pinwydden | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pentwyn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pentwyn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coeden Dal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coeden Dal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coeden Dal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pentwyn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryncyn | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleafe Drive | Under investigation |
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