Total Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heol Y Meinciau area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 79th 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 Heol Y Meinciau (SA15 5TR) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 241.5% higher than the Kidwelly and St Ishmael average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Meinciau (SA15 5TR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Y Meinciau area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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