Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 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
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

Ridgewood Park area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bigyn , and the 156th highest crime rate of 591 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 Ridgewood Park (SA15 1JS) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Bigyn average (146.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgewood Park (SA15 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Capel Isaf Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ridgewood Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Capel Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelli Deg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tir Capel Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Zammit Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Isaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Isaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Isaf Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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