Beddau and Tyn-y-nant vs Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons

Beddau and Tyn-y-nant has a safety score of 34/100 (Below Average) and recorded 483 crimes in the last 12 months. Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 844 crimes. Beddau and Tyn-y-nant scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Beddau and Tyn-y-nant shows a year-on-year crime trend of +14.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons shows -9.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Beddau and Tyn-y-nant, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (215 incidents). In Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons, it is Violent Crime (262 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Beddau and Tyn-y-nant recorded 59 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons recorded 122. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Beddau and Tyn-y-nant totalled 215 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 262 in Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Beddau and Tyn-y-nant recorded 422 crimes (now 483, a change of +14.5%). Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons recorded 935 crimes previously (now 844, -9.7%).

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. Beddau and Tyn-y-nant has a resolution rate of 5.7% and Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons has 28.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Beddau and Tyn-y-nant falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons 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 Beddau and Tyn-y-nant and Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.