Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Pen Y Bigyn area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glanymor , and the 126th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Bigyn (SA15 1PB) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Glanymor average (140.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Bigyn (SA15 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Y Bwthyn, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pleasant Row (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pen Y Bigyn area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Firth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graig Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Mary'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary'S Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walter'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walter'S Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Langland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Y Bwthyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ger Y Llan Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen- Y-Bigyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bigyn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bigyn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prendergast Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pleasant Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fron Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Llewellyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fron Terrace
Apr 2026Public order Fron Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fron Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margam Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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