Postcode · Penarth
Crime in CF64 1JH
How much crime is recorded in CF64 1JH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penarth
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
CF64 1JHPenarth
How safe is CF64 1JH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF64 1JH area, 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
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
CF64 1JHNational
Shoplifting27.28.4
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.54.5
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.