Postcode district · Penarth
Crime in CF64
How much crime is recorded in CF64, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 40,542 (2024)
CF64Postcode district · Penarth
How safe is CF64
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF64, 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
CF64National
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Public order4.94.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.