Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons vs St James

Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) and recorded 817 crimes in the last 12 months. St James has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 253 crimes. St James scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons shows a year-on-year crime trend of -14.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. St James shows -71.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (287 incidents). In St James, it is Violent Crime (100 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons recorded 95 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St James recorded 43. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons totalled 287 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 100 in St James. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons recorded 951 crimes (now 817, a change of -14.1%). St James recorded 899 crimes previously (now 253, -71.9%).

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. Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons has a resolution rate of 24.1% and St James has 8.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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