Caerau (Cardiff vs Pentre

Caerau (Cardiff has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,676 crimes in the last 12 months. Pentre has a safety score of 43/100 (Below Average) with 423 crimes. Pentre scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Caerau (Cardiff shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Pentre shows +0.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Caerau (Cardiff, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (598 incidents). In Pentre, it is Violent Crime (167 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Caerau (Cardiff recorded 305 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pentre recorded 50. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Caerau (Cardiff totalled 598 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 167 in Pentre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Caerau (Cardiff recorded 1,690 crimes (now 1,676, a change of -0.8%). Pentre recorded 420 crimes previously (now 423, +0.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Caerau (Cardiff has a resolution rate of 23.5% and Pentre has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Caerau (Cardiff falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Pentre is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Caerau (Cardiff and Pentre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.