Total Crime Rate

240.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 240.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brychan area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bigyn , and the 37th 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 Brychan (SA15 1PP) in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 152.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brychan (SA15 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firth Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golygfor (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brychan area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Mary'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dinbych Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heol Dinbych Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Gwyr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ilston —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brychan Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dderwen Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grant Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorsedd —
Apr 2026Burglary Firth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt-Y-Dderwen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Elli Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary'S Walk —
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Data Sources

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