Crime Rate in Hendy, ward

Hendy has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 1490th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Hendy in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hendy’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hendy ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Pontardulais Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.