Mountain Ash vs Bwlch

Mountain Ash has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 755 crimes in the last 12 months. Bwlch has a safety score of 88/100 (Very Safe) with 23 crimes. Bwlch scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Mountain Ash shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Bwlch shows -28.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Mountain Ash, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (369 incidents). In Bwlch, it is Other Theft (7 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Mountain Ash recorded 91 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bwlch recorded 0. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Mountain Ash totalled 369 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 6 in Bwlch. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Mountain Ash recorded 741 crimes (now 755, a change of +1.9%). Bwlch recorded 32 crimes previously (now 23, -28.1%).

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. Mountain Ash has a resolution rate of 9.8% and Bwlch has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Mountain Ash falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Bwlch is covered by Dyfed-Powys 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 Mountain Ash and Bwlch. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.