Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF23 5HG
How much crime is recorded in CF23 5HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pen-y-lan North
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,728 (2024)
How safe is CF23 5HG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF23 5HG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF23 5HGNational
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Violence and sexual offences3.723.6
Burglary3.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order0.74.6
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.