Crime Rate in Pontyberem, ward

Pontyberem has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 2045th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontyberem in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontyberem’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontyberem ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Ffordd Aneurin. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.