Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Wain Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Wain Place (CF24 4GA) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Wain Place (CF24 4GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angus Street, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellfield Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Wain Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bangor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diana Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diana Lane 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montgomery Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hendy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Diana Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diana Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diana Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alfred Street Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Bangor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bangor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arabella Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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