Crime Rate in Llandovery, ward

Llandovery has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 2236th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Llandovery in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Llandovery’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Llandovery ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Maesglas. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.