Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF23 9DB
How much crime is recorded in CF23 9DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pen-y-lan North
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,607 (2024)
CF23 9DBCardiff
How safe is CF23 9DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF23 9DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9DBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft2.14.5
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.