Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Y Waun area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bynea , and the 127th highest crime rate of 595 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 Y Waun (SA14 8NH) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Bynea average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Y Waun (SA14 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carnhywel, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryn Rhos (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Y Waun area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs A4138 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gors-Fach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Carnhywel Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gors-Fach —
Sep 2025Other theft Gors-Fach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gors-Fach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynsierfel Under investigation
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Data Sources

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