Bôn-y-maen vs Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen

Bôn-y-maen has a safety score of 23/100 (High Crime) and recorded 669 crimes in the last 12 months. Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen has a safety score of 70/100 (Safe) with 206 crimes. Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bôn-y-maen shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen shows -14.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bôn-y-maen, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (274 incidents). In Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen, it is Violent Crime (81 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bôn-y-maen recorded 77 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen recorded 24. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bôn-y-maen totalled 274 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 81 in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bôn-y-maen recorded 715 crimes (now 669, a change of -6.4%). Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen recorded 242 crimes previously (now 206, -14.9%).

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. Bôn-y-maen has a resolution rate of 13% and Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen has 15.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bôn-y-maen falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen 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 Bôn-y-maen and Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.