Crime Rate in Penygroes, ward

Penygroes has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 1820th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penygroes in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penygroes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penygroes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gorsddu Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.