Total Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 26.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Pencisely Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Canton , and the 235th 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 Pencisely Avenue (CF5 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Canton average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pencisely Avenue (CF5 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Thistle Way. Police recorded 22 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 Pencisely Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencisely Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thistle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deans Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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