Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 55.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 30.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pencisely Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llandaff , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Pencisely Road (CF5 1DR) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher than the Llandaff average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pencisely Road (CF5 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ely Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thistle Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pencisely Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thistle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hendre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencisely Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deans Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aubrey Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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