Castle vs Pontyclun West

Castle has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,477 crimes in the last 12 months. Pontyclun West has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) with 146 crimes. Pontyclun West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Castle shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Pontyclun West shows +25.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Castle, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,840 incidents). In Pontyclun West, it is Violent Crime (62 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Castle recorded 827 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pontyclun West recorded 20. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Castle totalled 1,840 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 62 in Pontyclun West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Castle recorded 5,574 crimes (now 5,477, a change of -1.7%). Pontyclun West recorded 116 crimes previously (now 146, +25.9%).

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. Castle has a resolution rate of 29.2% and Pontyclun West has 18.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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