Aberdare East vs Briton Ferry West

Aberdare East has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,087 crimes in the last 12 months. Briton Ferry West has a safety score of 58/100 (Average) with 261 crimes. Briton Ferry West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Aberdare East shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Briton Ferry West shows +15.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Aberdare East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (469 incidents). In Briton Ferry West, it is Violent Crime (125 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Aberdare East recorded 189 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Briton Ferry West recorded 50. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Aberdare East totalled 469 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 125 in Briton Ferry West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Aberdare East recorded 1,166 crimes (now 1,087, a change of -6.8%). Briton Ferry West recorded 226 crimes previously (now 261, +15.5%).

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. Aberdare East has a resolution rate of 14.1% and Briton Ferry West has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Aberdare East falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Briton Ferry West is covered by South 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 Aberdare East and Briton Ferry West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.