Total Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 36.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Police Houses area has the lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dafen and Felinfoel , and the 202nd 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 Police Houses (SA14 8SS) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Police Houses (SA14 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Capel Isaf Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Police Houses area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Isaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Capel Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelli Deg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tir Capel Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Zammit Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Isaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Isaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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