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

Bryncoch 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 Bryncoch (SA14 8RG) 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 Bryncoch (SA14 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Cefn-Y-Maes. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bryncoch area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynsierfel Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gors-Fach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gors-Fach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Carnhywel Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gors-Fach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gors-Fach
Sep 2025Other theft Llwyn Yr Eos Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A4138 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Under investigation

Data Sources

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