Total Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bay View area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Elli , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bay View (SA15 4BE) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% lower than the Elli average (282.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bay View (SA15 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pwll Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glascoed (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hengoed| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glascoed | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penllech | Under investigation |
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