Total Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Bryn area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Llangennech , and the 44th 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 Pen Y Bryn (SA14 8PS) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Bryn (SA14 8PS), 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.
View Crime In Swiss Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Yr Eglwys | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Nant | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heol Beili Glas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Nant | — |
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