Crime Rate in Bynea, ward

Bynea has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 3349th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Bynea in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bynea’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bynea ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.