Mountain Ash vs Neath North

Mountain Ash has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 755 crimes in the last 12 months. Neath North has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 945 crimes. Neath North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Mountain Ash shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Neath North shows -2.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Mountain Ash, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (369 incidents). In Neath North, it is Violent Crime (360 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Mountain Ash recorded 91 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Neath North recorded 207. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Mountain Ash totalled 369 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 360 in Neath North. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Mountain Ash recorded 741 crimes (now 755, a change of +1.9%). Neath North recorded 973 crimes previously (now 945, -2.9%).

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. Mountain Ash has a resolution rate of 9.8% and Neath North has 21.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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