Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF23 5SL
How much crime is recorded in CF23 5SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pen-y-lan North
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
CF23 5SLCardiff
How safe is CF23 5SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF23 5SL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5SLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.64.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.01.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.