New Brighton vs Prestatyn Central

New Brighton has a safety score of 62/100 (Average) and recorded 178 crimes in the last 12 months. Prestatyn Central has a safety score of 51/100 (Average) with 392 crimes. New Brighton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

New Brighton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +43.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Prestatyn Central shows -4.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In New Brighton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (102 incidents). In Prestatyn Central, it is Violent Crime (163 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

New Brighton recorded 16 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Prestatyn Central recorded 101. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in New Brighton totalled 102 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 163 in Prestatyn Central. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, New Brighton recorded 124 crimes (now 178, a change of +43.6%). Prestatyn Central recorded 412 crimes previously (now 392, -4.9%).

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. New Brighton has a resolution rate of 20% and Prestatyn Central has 15.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

New Brighton falls within the North Wales Police boundary. Prestatyn Central is covered by North Wales 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 New Brighton and Prestatyn Central. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.