Crime Rates at Gathen Close, Llanelli, SA15 2RW

Gathen Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glanymor , and the 33rd 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 Gathen Close (SA15 2RW) in the last 12 months was 265.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gathen Close (SA15 2RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Gathen, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.