Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandy Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Elli , and the 70th highest crime rate of 595 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 Sandy Road (SA15 4DS) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Road (SA15 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wauneos Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stepney Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bassett Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wauneos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stepney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stradey Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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