Plasnewydd vs St. Athan

Plasnewydd has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,213 crimes in the last 12 months. St. Athan has a safety score of 69/100 (Safe) with 208 crimes. St. Athan scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Plasnewydd shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. St. Athan shows -31.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Plasnewydd, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (598 incidents). In St. Athan, it is Violent Crime (83 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Plasnewydd recorded 245 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St. Athan recorded 33. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Plasnewydd totalled 598 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 83 in St. Athan. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Plasnewydd recorded 2,556 crimes (now 2,213, a change of -13.4%). St. Athan recorded 302 crimes previously (now 208, -31.1%).

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. Plasnewydd has a resolution rate of 20.7% and St. Athan has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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