Pontypridd Town vs Aber Valley

Pontypridd Town has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,065 crimes in the last 12 months. Aber Valley has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) with 222 crimes. Aber Valley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Pontypridd Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +65.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Aber Valley shows -65.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Pontypridd Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (347 incidents). In Aber Valley, it is Violent Crime (98 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Pontypridd Town recorded 126 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Aber Valley recorded 34. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Pontypridd Town totalled 347 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 98 in Aber Valley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Pontypridd Town recorded 643 crimes (now 1,065, a change of +65.6%). Aber Valley recorded 645 crimes previously (now 222, -65.6%).

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. Pontypridd Town has a resolution rate of 22.7% and Aber Valley has 4.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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