Total Crime Rate

56.5 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 56.5 5/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pen Y Lan Terrace area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 476th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Lan Terrace (CF23 9EU) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Lan Terrace (CF23 9EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Retreat, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llanedeyrn Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Lan Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenlawns —
Sep 2025Public order Greenlawns Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenlawns Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Retreat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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