Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF23 7BA
How much crime is recorded in CF23 7BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pentwyn
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,993 (2024)
How safe is CF23 7BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF23 7BA 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 7BANational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary10.59.1
Shoplifting6.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.