Penarth
Middle areaEast Vale of Glamorgan. 10,085 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 85% of people in Penarth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Penarth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penarth at a rate of 70.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.3 per 1,000 people across Vale of Glamorgan.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 181 |
| Shoplifting | 154 |
| Other crime | 126 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 95 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 52 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Penarth compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Penarth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penarth at a rate of 70.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.3 per 1,000 people across Vale of Glamorgan.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penarth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (181), shoplifting (154) and other crime (126).
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 Vale of Glamorgan
These figures are published for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Vale of Glamorgan and not Penarth alone. See Vale of Glamorgan
Penarth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Penarth was £315,000 in 2025.
Penarth had 10,174 usual residents at the census.
About 85% of people in Penarth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Penarth, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.