Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Police Houses area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bynea , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 595 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 9BL) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Bynea average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Police Houses (SA14 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ynys-Las, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Cefn-Y-Maes (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Police Houses area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pant Y Celyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Ar Ddafen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Ar Ddafen Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Ar Ddafen
Sep 2025Other theft Carnhywel Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynsierfel Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ynys-Las
Sep 2025Burglary Ynys-Las Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ynys-Las Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Gwalia
Sep 2025Other crime Pant Y Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pant Y Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mor-Awel Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heol Elfed Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pemberton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pemberton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pemberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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