Pen-y-lan North
Middle areaNorth east Cardiff. 6,517 people in 1.7 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Pen-y-lan North, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Pen-y-lan North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-y-lan North at a rate of 36.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Cardiff.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 84 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Other crime | 40 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pen-y-lan North compares
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Is Pen-y-lan North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-y-lan North at a rate of 36.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Cardiff.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pen-y-lan North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (84), vehicle crime (47) and other crime (40).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cardiff
These figures are published for the whole of Cardiff, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cardiff and not Pen-y-lan North alone. See Cardiff
Pen-y-lan North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pen-y-lan North was £440,000 in 2025.
Pen-y-lan North had 6,238 usual residents at the census.
In Pen-y-lan North, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Pen-y-lan North, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.