Total Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Margarets Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Elli , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Drive (SA15 4EW) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% lower than the Elli average (282.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Drive (SA15 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Margaret'S Drive, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Fai Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hengoed| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Margaret'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Penyfai | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Margaret'S Drive | Under investigation |
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