Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lon Y Maes area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bynea , and the 181st highest crime rate of 591 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 Lon Y Maes (SA14 8TB) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher than the Bynea average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lon Y Maes (SA14 8TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llandafen Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carnhywel (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lon Y Maes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Penrhyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Yr Eos Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llandafen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llandafen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llandafen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llandafen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llandafen Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exchange Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Yr Eos Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llandafen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maescanner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maescanner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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