Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bryn Celyn area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pentwyn , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bryn Celyn (CF23 7EH) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 99.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryn Celyn (CF23 7EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryn Celyn (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bryn Celyn area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brynheulog Court
Sep 2025Other theft Bryn Celyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynheulog Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynheulog Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynheulog Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brynheulog Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Gelyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Haidd
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Celyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryn Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynheulog Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Celyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heddfaen North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heddfaen North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heddfaen North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heddfaen North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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