Crime Rate in Saron, ward

Saron has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 2917th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Saron in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Saron’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 260.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 157 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Saron ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Rhodfa Frank. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.