Crime Rate in Betws, ward

Betws has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 3700th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Betws in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Betws’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Betws ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Treforis. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.