Total Crime Rate
80.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pen Y Wern area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Elli , and the 195th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Wern (SA15 4DF) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Elli average (266.0 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Wern (SA15 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iscoed, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penywern (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Elli| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clos Bowen | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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