Briton Ferry West vs Fairwood

Briton Ferry West has a safety score of 58/100 (Average) and recorded 261 crimes in the last 12 months. Fairwood has a safety score of 78/100 (Safe) with 87 crimes. Fairwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Briton Ferry West shows a year-on-year crime trend of +15.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Fairwood shows +1.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Briton Ferry West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (125 incidents). In Fairwood, it is Violent Crime (45 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Briton Ferry West recorded 50 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Fairwood recorded 6. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Briton Ferry West totalled 125 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 45 in Fairwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Briton Ferry West recorded 226 crimes (now 261, a change of +15.5%). Fairwood recorded 86 crimes previously (now 87, +1.2%).

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

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