Total Crime Rate

481.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.9 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 481.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.2 10/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dafen Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glanymor , and the 12th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dafen Row (SA15 2BL) in the last 12 months was 481.0 per 1,000 residents and was 241.6% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 224.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dafen Row (SA15 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Embankment Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dafen Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Dewi Medi Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embankment Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embankment Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Embankment Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Embankment Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Embankment Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embankment Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Dewi Medi —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Dewi Medi —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Dewi Medi Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llys Y Drindod Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dafen Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machynys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Machynys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Havelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Embankment Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Embankment Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Tregoning Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glandafen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glandafen Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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