Buttrills vs Waterfront

Buttrills has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 969 crimes in the last 12 months. Waterfront has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) with 788 crimes. Waterfront scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Buttrills shows a year-on-year crime trend of -16.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Waterfront shows -13.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Buttrills, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (314 incidents). In Waterfront, it is Shoplifting (207 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Buttrills recorded 104 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Waterfront recorded 118. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Buttrills totalled 314 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 191 in Waterfront. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Buttrills recorded 1,165 crimes (now 969, a change of -16.8%). Waterfront recorded 912 crimes previously (now 788, -13.6%).

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. Buttrills has a resolution rate of 31.4% and Waterfront has 28.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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