Total Crime Rate

152.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 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 152.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pottery Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bigyn , and the 84th 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 Pottery Place (SA15 1ST) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Place (SA15 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pottery Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Zion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddles Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddles Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wern Road —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wern Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pottery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Yr Hen Felin Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Yr Hen Felin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Eynon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
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Data Sources

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