Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Glyn Collen area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pentwyn , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glyn Collen (CF23 7ER) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glyn Collen (CF23 7ER), 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 Glyn Collen area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Gelyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryn Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Haidd
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyncliffe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Celyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pant Glas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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