Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF23 5WS
How much crime is recorded in CF23 5WS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pen-y-lan South
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,943 (2024)
CF23 5WSCardiff
How safe is CF23 5WS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF23 5WS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 5WSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Shoplifting15.98.4
Public order13.64.6
Burglary13.59.1
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% 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.