Total Crime Rate
224.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bryn Haidd 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 Bryn Haidd (CF23 7JN) 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 Bryn Haidd (CF23 7JN), 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.
View Crime In Pentwyn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryncyn | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynheulog | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Celyn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Celyn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bryn Celyn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryn Haidd | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Y Gelyn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynheulog Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynheulog Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynheulog Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brynheulog Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brynheulog Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryn Celyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Celyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heddfaen North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pentwyn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heddfaen North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pentwyn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heddfaen North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heddfaen North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pentwyn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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