Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Pensarn Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 439th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pensarn Road (CF3 1SH) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pensarn Road (CF3 1SH), the main crime hotspot is near Abergele Road. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Pontprennau and Old St Mellons

Crime Over Time in Pensarn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Borth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abergele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Glan-Y-Mor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwbert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gwbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwbert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trowbridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trowbridge Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trebanog Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morfa Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trebanog Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trebanog Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trebanog Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cemaes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemaes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Trebanog Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Trebanog Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morfa Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trowbridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abergele Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glandovey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdaron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aberdaron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdaron Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abergele Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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