Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pen Y Gaer Cottages area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dafen and Felinfoel , and the 158th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Gaer Cottages (SA14 8AG) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Dafen and Felinfoel average (124.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Gaer Cottages (SA14 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Danycwm, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Gaer Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danycwm Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y-Gaer Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Yr Onnen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Westfa Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Westfa Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Westfa Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Westfa Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danyrallt
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danyrallt
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danyrallt Under investigation

Data Sources

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