Crime Rate in Dafen and Felinfoel, ward

Dafen and Felinfoel has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 843rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Dafen and Felinfoel in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% higher than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dafen and Felinfoel’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 373 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -3.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 427 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dafen and Felinfoel ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.