Total Crime Rate
207.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heron Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Elli , and the 46th highest crime rate of 591 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 Heron Avenue (SA15 4SL) in the last 12 months was 207.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Elli average (282.7 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heron Avenue (SA15 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lapwing Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Iscoed (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Llanelli| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Curlew Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clos Bowen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heron Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stryd Y Maswr | Under investigation |
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