Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hilltop area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Llangennech , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilltop (SA14 8DF) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Llangennech average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop (SA14 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tree-Tops (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Beili Glas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyn Y Swisdir Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glyn Y Swisdir Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Glyn Y Swisdir Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glyn Y Swisdir Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Y Swisdir Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Llan Under investigation

Data Sources

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