Total Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 224.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brynheulog area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pentwyn , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Brynheulog (CF23 7JF) in the last 12 months was 224.5 per 1,000 residents and was 162.0% higher than the Pentwyn average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynheulog (CF23 7JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentwyn Drive, where police recorded 112 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 Brynheulog area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heddfaen North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryn Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynheulog Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heddfaen North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heddfaen North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bryn Celyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heddfaen North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Celyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brynheulog Court —
Sep 2025Public order Brynheulog Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pentwyn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pentwyn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pentwyn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynheulog Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heddfaen South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynheulog Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryncyn Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynheulog Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Haidd —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Celyn Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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