Pontypridd Town vs Nelson

Pontypridd Town has a safety score of 41/100 (Below Average) and recorded 626 crimes in the last 12 months. Nelson has a safety score of 77/100 (Safe) with 137 crimes. Nelson scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Pontypridd Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -12% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Nelson shows -61.9% (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 Shoplifting (182 incidents). In Nelson, it is Violent Crime (53 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Pontypridd Town recorded 92 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Nelson recorded 25. 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 145 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 53 in Nelson. 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 711 crimes (now 626, a change of -12%). Nelson recorded 360 crimes previously (now 137, -61.9%).

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. Pontypridd Town has a resolution rate of 17.6% and Nelson has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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