Total Crime Rate

286.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.2 8/10
  • Burglary 51.3 10/10
  • Public order 46.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pen Y Lan Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Lan Road (CF24 3PG) in the last 12 months was 286.1 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Lan Road (CF24 3PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angus Street, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claude Place (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Lan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bangor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bangor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balaclava Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angus Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bangor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Balaclava Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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