Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pennsylvania area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pentwyn , and the 299th highest 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 Pennsylvania (CF23 9LZ) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -86.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennsylvania (CF23 9LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brynfedw (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pennsylvania area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brynfedw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Llanedeyrn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynfedw Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastside Quarter
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastside Quarter Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennsylvania Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastside Quarter Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastside Quarter Under investigation

Data Sources

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