Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pen Y Wain Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 387th 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 Wain Road (CF24 4GE) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Wain Road (CF24 4GE), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Wain Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Wain Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braeval Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Wain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arabella Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ty'N-Y-Coed Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Wain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pen-Y-Wain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hendy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmond'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Y-Wain Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diana Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diana Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwennyth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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