Merlin's Bridge vs St. Mary

Merlin's Bridge has a safety score of 47/100 (Average) and recorded 326 crimes in the last 12 months. St. Mary has a safety score of 34/100 (Below Average) with 484 crimes. Merlin's Bridge scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Merlin's Bridge shows a year-on-year crime trend of +105% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St. Mary shows +13.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Merlin's Bridge, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (166 incidents). In St. Mary, it is Violent Crime (213 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Merlin's Bridge recorded 34 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St. Mary recorded 36. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Merlin's Bridge totalled 166 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 213 in St. Mary. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Merlin's Bridge recorded 159 crimes (now 326, a change of +105%). St. Mary recorded 425 crimes previously (now 484, +13.9%).

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. Merlin's Bridge has a resolution rate of 14.1% and St. Mary has 24.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Merlin's Bridge falls within the Dyfed-Powys Police boundary. St. Mary is covered by Dyfed-Powys 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 Merlin's Bridge and St. Mary. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.