Total Crime Rate

289.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 289.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 57.4 8/10
  • Other theft 39.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ynyslas area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bynea , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 595 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 Ynyslas (SA14 9BU) in the last 12 months was 289.8 per 1,000 residents and was 312.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ynyslas (SA14 9BU), the main crime hotspot is near Ynys-Las. Police recorded 43 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 Ynyslas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mor-Awel Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ynys-Las Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ynys-Las Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ynys-Las —
Sep 2025Other crime Pant Y Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pant Y Celyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pant Y Celyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Gwalia —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llwynhendy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Ar Ddafen —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Ar Ddafen Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Ar Ddafen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tir Einon Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Heol Hen Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heol Hen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Cefn-Y-Maes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heol Elfed Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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