Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

James Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bigyn , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Street (SA15 1EA) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Bigyn average (141.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (SA15 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Row, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Hill (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in James Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Swansea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryntirion Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Row
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunnel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryntirion Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Nant-Y-Felin Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Nant-Y-Felin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae-Du-Bach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Nant-Y-Felin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunnel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryntirion Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Andrew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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