Splott vs St. Nicholas and Llancarfan

Splott has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,701 crimes in the last 12 months. St. Nicholas and Llancarfan has a safety score of 82/100 (Safe) with 179 crimes. St. Nicholas and Llancarfan scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Splott shows a year-on-year crime trend of +0.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St. Nicholas and Llancarfan shows -20.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Splott, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (611 incidents). In St. Nicholas and Llancarfan, it is Shoplifting (73 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Splott recorded 165 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St. Nicholas and Llancarfan recorded 14. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Splott totalled 611 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 33 in St. Nicholas and Llancarfan. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Splott recorded 1,698 crimes (now 1,701, a change of +0.2%). St. Nicholas and Llancarfan recorded 226 crimes previously (now 179, -20.8%).

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. Splott has a resolution rate of 32.5% and St. Nicholas and Llancarfan has 60%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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