Safety index · Cardiff · data through August 2026
Is Pentyrch and St Fagans safe?
Pentyrch and St Fagans sits at the safer end of Cardiff by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 97 out of 100 — 39 points above the Cardiff median of 58, ranking 1st of 28 Cardiff wards — based on 5 incidents reported to South Wales Police within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to August 2026. Most of this ward is farmland and village rather than town, so a low count reflects how few people are here rather than how safe the streets are.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 1 MONTH OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Cardiff — a typical Cardiff ward sits near 58. It ranks Pentyrch and St Fagans against other wards here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — criminal damage & arson alone is 40% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 · 40% | |
| Vehicle crime | 2 · 40% | |
| Violent crime | 1 · 20% |
Walking in Pentyrch and St Fagans at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Radyr90/100 · Low risk
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- Rhiwbina91/100 · Low risk
- Llandaff67/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Pentyrch and St Fagans safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 97/100). Reported crime is low for Cardiff, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Pentyrch and St Fagans?
Criminal damage & arson — 2 of 5 incidents (40%) reported within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to August 2026.
How is the Pentyrch and St Fagans safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last published month within 1 km of the ward centre, and normalises against Cardiff rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Cardiff, so scores compare wards to each other and cannot be read against another city's.