Crime Rates at Pen Y Peel Road, Cardiff, CF5 1QX

Pen Y Peel Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canton , and the 357th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Peel Road (CF5 1QX) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Canton average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Peel Road (CF5 1QX), the main crime hotspot is near Tintern Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.