Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 140.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Nantwen area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bynea , and the 101st highest crime rate of 591 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 Nantwen (SA14 9PD) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 110.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nantwen (SA14 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Gwelfor. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nantwen area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwelfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwelfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwelfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwelfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwelfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwelfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwelfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwelfor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwelfor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwelfor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parc Richard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos-Y-Berllan Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nantwen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwelfor —
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Data Sources

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