Neath North vs Pontarddulais

Neath North has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 945 crimes in the last 12 months. Pontarddulais has a safety score of 53/100 (Average) with 391 crimes. Pontarddulais scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Neath North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Pontarddulais shows -21% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Neath North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (360 incidents). In Pontarddulais, it is Violent Crime (169 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Neath North recorded 207 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pontarddulais recorded 57. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Neath North totalled 360 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 169 in Pontarddulais. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Neath North recorded 973 crimes (now 945, a change of -2.9%). Pontarddulais recorded 495 crimes previously (now 391, -21%).

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. Neath North has a resolution rate of 21.9% and Pontarddulais has 19%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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