Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

New Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dafen and Felinfoel , and the 109th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (SA14 8LS) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (SA14 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Maescanner Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Penrhyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maescanner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maescanner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exchange Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Yr Eos Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Yr Eos Under investigation
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Data Sources

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