Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 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 120.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Martin Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bigyn , and the 127th 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 Martin Road (SA15 1PU) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martin Road (SA15 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Westbury Street. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Martin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen- Y-Bigyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grant Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Gwyr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Firth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firth Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Y Bwthyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary'S Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Mary'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ilston —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brychan Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graig Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llys Y Drindod Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Ffynnon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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