Crime Rate in Bigyn, ward

Bigyn has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 747th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Bigyn in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% higher than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bigyn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 418 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bigyn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.