Pen-y-lan South
Middle areaNorth east Cardiff. 6,877 people in 1.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Pen-y-lan South, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Pen-y-lan South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-y-lan South at a rate of 132.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 219 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 203 |
| Shoplifting | 143 |
| Vehicle crime | 110 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 94 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 72 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pen-y-lan South compares
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Is Pen-y-lan South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-y-lan South at a rate of 132.9 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, 96 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pen-y-lan South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (219), violence and sexual offences (203) and shoplifting (143).
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 South alone. See Cardiff
Pen-y-lan South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pen-y-lan South was £345,000 in 2025.
Pen-y-lan South had 6,673 usual residents at the census.
In Pen-y-lan South, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Pen-y-lan South, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.