Crime Rate in Pontyberem, ward

Pontyberem has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 1571st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontyberem in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontyberem’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontyberem ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Ffordd Aneurin. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.