Total Crime Rate

325.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 325.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Brynelli area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dafen and Felinfoel , and the 25th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brynelli (SA14 8PW) in the last 12 months was 325.5 per 1,000 residents and was 161.9% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 221.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynelli (SA14 8PW), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brynelli area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y-Gaer Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Yr Onnen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon-Yr-Ysgol Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon-Yr-Ysgol Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon-Yr-Ysgol Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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