Dowlais and Pant vs St. Nicholas and Llancarfan

Dowlais and Pant has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) and recorded 651 crimes in the last 12 months. St. Nicholas and Llancarfan has a safety score of 82/100 (Safe) with 179 crimes. St. Nicholas and Llancarfan scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dowlais and Pant shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. St. Nicholas and Llancarfan shows -20.8% (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 (227 incidents). In St. Nicholas and Llancarfan, it is Shoplifting (73 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dowlais and Pant recorded 76 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St. Nicholas and Llancarfan recorded 14. 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 227 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 33 in St. Nicholas and Llancarfan. 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 731 crimes (now 651, a change of -10.9%). St. Nicholas and Llancarfan recorded 226 crimes previously (now 179, -20.8%).

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 14% and St. Nicholas and Llancarfan has 60%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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