Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heol Elfed area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bynea , and the 51st 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 Heol Elfed (SA14 9EA) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 182.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 121.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Elfed (SA14 9EA), 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 Heol Elfed area

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

Data Sources

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