Dowlais and Pant vs Pontlottyn

Dowlais and Pant has a safety score of 14/100 (High Crime) and recorded 730 crimes in the last 12 months. Pontlottyn has a safety score of 78/100 (Safe) with 133 crimes. Pontlottyn scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dowlais and Pant shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Pontlottyn shows -43.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dowlais and Pant, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (293 incidents). In Pontlottyn, it is Violent Crime (45 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dowlais and Pant recorded 62 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pontlottyn recorded 26. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dowlais and Pant totalled 293 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 45 in Pontlottyn. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dowlais and Pant recorded 735 crimes (now 730, a change of -0.7%). Pontlottyn recorded 236 crimes previously (now 133, -43.6%).

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. Dowlais and Pant has a resolution rate of 11.7% and Pontlottyn has 6.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dowlais and Pant falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Pontlottyn is covered by Gwent 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 Dowlais and Pant and Pontlottyn. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.